LandaBooks Word Quiz Answers: More World P's

  1. Pacific (from Latin pācificus, peacemaking) means peaceful, soothing, conciliatory. Her pacific demeanor helped keep tempers in check during the negotiations.
  2. Pugnacious (from Latin pugnāx, combative) means quarrelsome, ready to fight. (A pugilist is a boxer.)
  3. A pastiche (from Italian pasticcio—medley, pastry cake) is an incongruous combination of things: Her outfit was a pastiche of garments from different eras.
  4.  A monetary fine. Pecuniary (from Latin pecūnia property, money) offenses are more of a hardship on the poor than on the middle class or the wealthy.
  5. To parlay (probably from Italian parole, words or promise) is to exploit to advantage. She kept reinvesting her winnings from the word-quiz contest, and parlayed it into a modest fortune.
Posted by Dave at 4/14/2010 12:16 PM
Categories: Words, word quiz
 

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