paraphrase.noun
a restatement of a text, passage, or work giving the meaning in another, usually a simpler, form
paraphraser.noun
paraphrasable.adjectives
paraphrase.verb
inflected form(s).paraphrased, paraphrasing
intransitive senses.to make a paraphrase
transitive senses.to make a paraphrase of

perpetuate.transitive verb
inflected form(s).perpetuated, perpetuating
to carry on; to make perpetual or cause to last indefinitely (perpetuate the fraud; perpetuate the conflict) 
perpetuation, perpetuator, perpetuity.nouns

perpetual.adjective
lasting or enduring forever; permanent
perpetually.adverb

perpetuity.noun,.plural.perpetuities
the quality or condition of being perpetual; time without end; eternity; for an indefinite period of time; forever

pertinent.adjective
having a clear decisive relevance to the matter in hand (pertinent stresses a clear and decisive relevant observation) 
pertinently.adverb
pertinence.or.pertinency.noun
synonym.relevant

peruse.transitive verb
inflected form(s).perused, perusing
to use; to examine or consider with attention and in detail; study or read; also, to look over or through in a casual or cursory manner; to read over in an attentive or leisurely manner 
perusal, peruser.noun

pervert, perverted, perverting, perverts.transitive verbs
to put two things together that are not made to go together; to cause to turn aside or away from what is good or true, morally right, generally done or accepted; corrupt; misdirect; misuse; misinterpret; a person having a perversion-
perverter.noun
pervertible.adjective
synonym.debase

perverse.noun
persisting in error or fault; deviating from what is right and acceptable; distort; stubbornly contrary; abnormal form (putting together two things that don't naturally go together) 
perversity.noun
the condition of being perverse 
perversion.noun
a perverting or being perverted; something perverted 
perversive.adjective
tending to pervert 
pervertible.adjective
than can be perverted 

poise.noun
easy self possessed assurance of manner; gracious.tact in coping or handling; a particular way of carrying oneself, bearing, carriage; a stably balanced state or equilibrium; the pleasantly tranquil.interaction between persons of poise meeting

Precambrian Era.noun
of, belonging to, or being the oldest and largest division of geologic time, preceding the Cambrian Period, often subdivided into the Archeozoic and Proterozoic eras, and characterized by the appearance of primitive forms of life

precept.noun
a command (a rule) or principle.intended.especially to prescribe a particular course of action or conduct; contrast concept

prerogative.noun
an exclusive or special right, power, or privilege
prerogative.adjective
of, arising from, or exercising a prerogative
prerogatived.adjective

pseudo.adjective
being apparently rather than actually as stated; sham, spurious (distinction between true and pseudo humanism); apparently similar; false; pseudoscience

punctilious.adjective
careful in the observance of the fine points of ceremony and conduct; very exact; scrupulous
punctiliousness.noun
punctiliously.adverb

palatable.adjective
agreeable or acceptable to the mind; agreeable to the palate or taste 
palatability, palatableness.nouns
palatably.adverb

pantheism, pantheist.nouns
the worship of all gods of different creeds, cults, or peoples indifferently; a doctrine that equates God with the forces and laws of the universe
pantheistic, pantheistical.adjectives
pantheistically.adverb
compare polytheism

parable.noun
a usually short fictitious story that illustrates a moral attitude or a spiritual principle

per se.adverb
by, of, or in itself or oneself or themselves; intrinsically

primogeniture.noun
the state of being the firstborn or eldest child of the same parents
primogenital.adjective

perfunctory.adjective
done routinely and with little interest or care (the operator answered the phone with a perfunctory greeting; parliament passed a bill with little more than a perfunctory reading of it; couples often mate after perfunctory examination of another's personality); acting with indifference; showing little interest or care
perfunctorily.adverb
perfunctoriness.noun

preside, presided, presiding, presides.intransitive verbs
to hold the position of authority; act as chairperson or president; to possess or exercise authority or control
presider.noun

psychic.noun
a person responsive to what is going on in the universal master mind
psychical.adjective
of, relating to, affecting, or influenced by the human mind or psyche; mental (psychic trauma; psychic energy); capable of extraordinary mental processes, such as extrasensory perception and mental telepathy; of or relating to such mental processes
psychically.adverb

Pascal, Blaise, 1623-1662
French philosopher and mathematician. Among his achievements are the invention of an adding machine and the development of the modern theory of probability

pseudoscience.noun
a theory, methodology, or practice that is considered to be without scientific foundation
pseudoscientific.adjective
pseudoscientist.noun

put, putting, puts.verbs
transitive use.to place in a specified location; set (she put the books on the table); to cause to be in a specified condition (his gracious manners put me at ease; to cause a person to undergo something; subject.(the interrogators put the prisoner to torture); to assign; attribute.(they put a false interpretation on events); to estimate (we put the time at five o'clock); to impose or levy (the governor has put a tax on cigarettes; to wager (a stake); bet (put $50 on a horse); to hurl with an overhand pushing motion (put the shot); to bring up for consideration or judgment (put a question to the official); to express; state (I put my objections bluntly); to render in a specified language or literary form (put prose into verse); to adapt (the lyrics had been put to music); to urge or force to an action (a mob that put the thief to flight); to apply (we must put our minds to it)
intransitive senses.to begin to move, especially in a hurry; to proceed (the ship put into the harbor)
put.noun
an act of putting the shot as in sports; an option to sell a stipulated amount of stock or securities within a specified time and at a fixed price
put.adjective
fixed; stationary (stay put)
put about.phrasal verb.to change or cause to change direction; go or cause to go from one tack (rope) to another
put across.phrasal verb.to state so as to be understood clearly or accepted readily (tried to put her views across during the hearing); to attain or carry through by deceit or trickery
put away.phrasal verb.to renounce; discard (put all negative thoughts away); the injured cat was put away; to save for later use (my grandmother puts away her fresh vegetables
put down.phrasal verb.to write down; to enter in a list; to bring to an end; repress (put down the expressions of someone); to render ineffective (put down the rhetoric of politicians); to subject (an animal) to euthanasia; to criticize (her parents put her down for failing the course); to belittle; disparage (he tried to put down her knowledge of literature); to humiliate; to assign to a category.(just put him down as a sneak); to attribute.(let's put this disaster down to experience; to consume (food or drink) readily; put away (puts down three big meals a day)
put forth.phrasal verb.to grow (plants put forth new growth in the spring; to bring to bear; exert (at least he put forth a semblance of effort; to offer for consideration (put forth an idea)
put forward.phrasal verb.to propose for consideration (put forward a new plan)
put in.phrasal verb.to make a formal offer of (put in for a better job); to interpose (he put in a good word for me); to spend (time) at a location or job (he had put in six years at that dull job); she put in eight hours behind a desk; to plant (we put in 20 rows of pine trees); to enter a port or harbor (the freighter puts in at noon)
put off.phrasal verb.to delay; postpone (put off paying the bills); to persuade to delay further action (managed to put off the creditors for another week); to take off; discard (she put off buying a sweater); to repel or repulse, as from bad manners; (her indifferent attitude has put us off); to pass (money) or sell (merchandise) fraudulently
put on.phrasal verb.to clothe oneself with; don (put on a coat); put socks on; to apply; activate (put on the brakes); to assume affectedly (put on an English accent); to tease or mislead someone (you're putting me on!; to add (put on weight); to produce; perform (put on a variety show)
put out.phrasal verb.to extinguish (put out a fire); to leave, as a port or harbor; depart; to expel (put out a drunk to the lane); to publish (put out a weekly newsletter); to inconvenience (did our early arrival put you out?); to offend or irritate (I was put out by his attention to the television set)
put over.phrasal verb.to postpone; delay; to put across, especially to deceive (tried to put a lie over)
put through.phrasal verb.to bring to a successful end (put the project through on time; put through a number of new laws); to cause to undergo (she put me through a lot of trouble); to make a telephone connection for (the operator put me through on the office line
put to.to head for shore
put together.phrasal verb.to construct; create (put together a new bookcase; put together a business package)
put up.phrasal verb.to erect; build; to preserve; can (put up six jars of jam); to nominate (put up a candidate at a convention); to provide in advance (put up money for the new musical); to provide lodgings for (put a friend up for the night); to offer for sale (put up his antiques); to make a display or the appearance of (put up a bluff); to engage in; carry on (put up a good front)
put upon.phrasal verb.to impose on; overburden (he was always being put upon by his friends
idioms
put down roots.phrasal verb.to establish a permanent residence in a locale