Lesson 18 vocab words
Pertinent
Related to the matter at hand; to the point; appropriate
Pewter
A dull gray alloy of tin with lead, copper and other metals; articles made of this alloy
Philanthropist
A person who gives money to help others
Picturesque
Suggesting a picture; strikingly vivid; charming or quaint to look at
Pollute
To make unclean, impure, or dirty, to contaminate
Posterity
All of a person's descendents; future generations
Prearrange
To arrange in advance or beforehand; to plan ahead
Precocious
Showing unusually early development; mature or advanced for one age
Premeditated
planned or considered beforehand; plotted in advanced; deliberate
Preposterous
Completely contrary to nature, reason, or common sense; absurd; ridiculous; foolish