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performance
n. 1 execution, completion, bringing off or about,
accomplishment, effectuation, carrying out, discharge, dispatch,
conduct, carrying-on, doing, fulfilment: The soldiers acquitted
themselves nobly in the performance of their duties. 2 show,
exhibition, exhibit, play, playing, engagement, act, appearance,
Colloq gig: She does three performances nightly at the Blue
Angel. 3 playing, acting, interpretation, presentation,
portrayal: His performance in the courtroom scene was
outstanding. 4 behaviour, conduct, deportment, demeanour: Her
performance in the pub last night was outrageous. 5 scene,
show, exhibition, display: The lad put on quite a performance
till threatened with punishment by the headmaster.
performer n. actor or actress, artiste, Thespian, trouper, player: They
received their training as performers in a repertory company.
perfume n. 1 essence, extract, parfum, eau-de-Cologne, toilet water,
scent, fragrance; aroma, odour, smell, bouquet, nose: What is
that wonderful perfume you're wearing? The perfume of the wine
wafted over to me.
--v. 2 scent: Orange blossoms perfumed the air.
perfunctory
adj. 1 routine, mechanical, automatic, robot-like, unthinking,
businesslike, unspontaneous, formal, dismissive, inattentive,
uninvolved, apathetic, indifferent, unconcerned, removed,
distant, d‚gag‚, offhand, heedless, uninterested, hasty,
hurried, superficial, cursory, fleeting, rushed: I don't care
for the perfunctory service in those fast-food restaurants. 2
careless, slipshod, slovenly, negligent, sketchy, spotty: The
bill, made out in a perfunctory fashion, was incorrect.
perhaps adv. maybe, possibly, it is possible that, conceivably, as the
case may be, it may be, Archaic or literary perchance,
peradventure, Archaic or dialect mayhap: Perhaps she'll be on
the next train.
peril n. danger, threat, risk, jeopardy, exposure, vulnerability,
susceptibility, uncertainty, insecurity: You enter there at
your peril. It was a time of peril for us all. The child's life