Vocab: Part #8

• Nefarious


  (Adjective) Very wicked or criminal

  
  

  Evil, villainous, vile, fiendish

  ”He put a stop to the villain’s nefarious scheming.”
• Obligatory


  (Adjective) Required or mandatory

  
  

  Necessary, compulsory, inescapable

  “The training is obligatory for all personnel.”
• Panacea


  (Noun) A remedy for; a solution for all problems and difficulties

  
  

  cure-all, universal cure, heal-all

  ”The panacea for all illnesses.”
• Paucity


  (Noun) Lack or shortage of; a small or inadequate amount of something

  
  

  Scarcity, dearth, sparseness, famine

  ”There is a paucity of information on the ingredients of many cosmetics.”
• Peccadillo


  (Noun) A minor, slight, or relatively unimportant offense; a small fault

  
  

  Misdemeanor, infraction, slip-up

  ”The sexual peccadilloes of celebrities aren’t necessarily news.”
• Pedantic


  (Adjective) Overly concerned with details or trivial formalism

  
  

  Perfectionistic, scrupulous, fussy

  ”Many of the essays are long, dense, and too pedantic to hold great appeal.”
• Penchant


  (Noun) A strong preference for or liking of something; a habitual tendency

  
  

  Liking, fondness, partiality

  “He has a penchant for adopting stray dogs.”
• Peripheral


  (Adjective) Surrounding or external
• Pejorative


  (Noun) A negative word or phrase meant to demean or belittle

  
  

  Insult, slight

  “The pejorative got under his skin, though he tried not to show it.”
• Obsequious 


  (Adjective) Having an overly compliant attitude; fawning or subservient