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pain - n. a hurt or suffering somewhere in the body

paint - v. to cover with a liquid color; to make a picture with liquid colors; n. a
colored liquid used to cover or protect a surface?

pan - n. a metal container used for cooking?

paper - n. a thin， flat material made from plants or cloth often used for writing?

parachute - n. a device that permits a person or thing to fall slowly from an airplane
or helicopter to the ground?

parade - n. a group of people and vehicles moving together to celebrate a special
event or anniversary?

pardon - v. to forgive for a crime and release from punishment?

parent - n. a father or mother?

parliament - n. a government lawmaking group?

part - n. something less than the whole; not all of something?

party - n. a group of people working together for a political purpose; a group of
people or friends gathered together for enjoyment?

pass - v. to go by or move around something; to move along; to cause or permit to
go?

passenger - n. a person travelling by airplane， train， boat or car who is not the pilot
or driver?

passport - n. a document permitting a person to travel to another country?

past - n. the time gone by; the time before; ad. recent; immediately before; former?

path - n. a narrow way for walking; a way along which something moves?

patient - n. a person being treated by a doctor for a health problem?

pay - v. to give money for work done or for something bought?

peace - n. the condition of freedom from war， fighting or noise; rest; quiet?

people - n. any group of persons; all the persons of a group， race， religion or nation
("the American people")?

percent - n. a part of every hundred ("Ten is ten percent of one hundred.")?

perfect - ad. complete or correct in every way; completely right or good; without
mistakes?

perform - v. to speak， dance or sing in front of others?

period - n. an amount of time within events， restrictions or conditions?

permanent - ad. never changing; lasting for a very long time or for all time?

permit - v. to let; to make possible?

person - n. a man， woman or child?

physical - ad. of the body?

physics - n. the study of motion， matter and energy?

picture - n. something that shows what another thing looks like; an idea or
representation of something as seen by the eye; a painting; what is made with a
camera?

piece - n. a part of something larger?

pig - n. a farm animal used for its meat?

pilot - n. one who guides or flies an airplane or helicopter?

pipe - n. a long， round piece of material used to move liquid or gas?

place - v. to put something somewhere; n. an area or a part of an area; space where
a person or thing is; any room， building， town or country?

plan - v. to organize or develop an idea or method of acting or doing something
("They plan to have a party."); n. an organized or developed idea or method ("The
plan will not work.")?

planet - n. a large object in space that orbits the sun ("Earth is a planet.")?

plant - v. to put into the ground to grow; n. a living growth from the ground which
gets its food from air， water and earth?

plastic - n. a material made from chemicals that can be formed and made into things?

play - v. to have fun; to not work; to take part in a sport; to make music on an
instrument; n. a story acted in a theater?

please - v. to make one happy; to give enjoyment?

plenty - n. all that is needed; a large enough amount?

plot - v. to make secret plans; n. a secret plan to do something wrong or illegal?

poem - n. words and their sounds organized in a special way to express emotions?

point - v. to aim one’s finger toward; to aim; n. the sharp end of something?

poison - n. a substance that can destroy life or damage health?

police - n. a government agency responsible for guarding the public， keeping order，
and making sure people obey the law; members of that agency?

policy - n. an established set of plans or goals used to develop and make decisions
in politics， economics or business?

politics - n. the activities of government and of those who are in public office?

pollute - v. to release dangerous or unpleasant substances into the air， soil or water?

poor - n. people with little or no money; ad. lacking money or goods; of bad quality?

popular - ad. liked by many people; generally approved by the public?

population - n. all the people in a place， city or country?

port - n. a city where ships load or unload goods; a place on a coast where ships can
be safe from a storm?

position - n. a place; the way of holding the body; the way a thing is set or placed; a
job (or level of a job) in an organization?

possess - v. to have; to own; to control or be controlled by?

possible - ad. able to be done; can happen or is expected to happen?

postpone - v. to delay action until a later time?

pour - v. to flow; to cause to flow?

power - n. the ability to control or direct others; control; strength; ruling force;
force or energy used to do work ("Water power turns the wheel.")?

praise - v. to say good things about; to approve?

pray - v. to make a request to a god or spirit; to praise a god or spirit?

pregnant - ad. carrying a child within the body before it is born; expecting to give
birth to a baby?

present - v. to offer for consideration ("We will present our idea to the
committee."); n. a gift ("I gave them a present for their anniversary."); now ("The
present time is a good time."); ad. to be at a place ("I was present at school
yesterday.")?

president - n. the chief official of a country that is a republic; the leader of an
organization?

press - v. to urge strongly; n. newspapers， magazines and other publications?

pressure - n. the force produced when something is pushed down or against
something else?

prevent - v. to keep or stop from going or happening?

price - n. the amount of money for which anything is bought， sold or offered for sale?

prison - n. a place where a person is kept as punishment for a crime?

private - ad. of or about a person or group that is secret; opposite public?

prize - n. something offered or won in a competition; something of value that one
must work hard for to get?

probably - ad. a good chance of taking place; a little more than possible?

problem - n. a difficult question or situation with an unknown or unclear answer?

process - n. an operation or series of changes leading to a desired result?

produce - v. to make; to create; to cause something to be; to manufacture?

profession - n. a job that requires special training?

professor - n. a teacher at a
college or university?

profit - n. money gained from a business activity after paying all costs of that
activity?

program - n. a plan of action; the different events or parts of a meeting or show?

progress - n. movement forward or toward improvement or a goal?

project - n. a planned effort to do something?

propaganda - n. ideas or information used to influence opinions?

property - n. anything owned by someone such as land， buildings or goods?

propose - v. to present or offer for consideration?

protect - v. to guard; to defend; to prevent from being harmed or damaged?

protest - v. to speak against; to object?

prove - v. to show to be true?

provide - v. to give something needed or wanted?

public - ad. of or about all the people in a community or country; opposite private?

publication - n. something that is published such as a book， newspaper or magazine?

publish - v. to make public something that is written; to include something in a
book， newspaper or magazine?

pull - v. to use force to move something toward the person or thing using the force;
opposite push?

pump - v. to force a gas or liquid up， into or through?

punish - v. to cause pain， suffering or loss for doing something bad or illegal?

purchase - v. to buy with money or with something of equal value; n. that which is
bought?

pure - ad. free from anything that is different or that reduces value; clean?

purpose - n. the reason or desired effect for doing something; goal?

push - v. to use force to move something away from the person or thing using the
force; opposite pull?

put - v. to place; to set in position

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quality - n. that which something is known to have or be ("An important quality of steel?
is its strength."); amount of value or excellence ("Their goods are of the highest quality.")

question - v. to ask; to express wonder or disbelief; n. a sentence or word used in
asking for information; a problem; an issue to be discussed?

quick - ad. fast?

quiet - ad. with little or no noise; having little or no movement; calm