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pleasant

adjective

enjoyable and making people feel happy; friendly and easy to talk to

please

verb

to make one happy; to give enjoyment

please

inount

a polite word used when you ask for something (“Please come in”)

plenty

noun

all that is needed; a large enough amount

plot

verb

to make secret plans

plot

noun

a secret plan to do something wrong or illegal

poem

noun

words and their sounds organized in a special way to express emotions

point

verb

to aim one’s finger toward; to aim

point

noun

the sharp end of something; the most important purpose or meaning of something, (“The point of the story is that people should love each other”.)

poison

noun

a substance that can destroy life or damage health

police

noun

a government department responsible for guarding the public, keeping order, and making sure people obey the law; members of that department

policy

noun

an established set of plans or goals used to develop and make decisions in politics, economics or business

politics

noun

the activities of government and of those who are in public office

pollute

verb

to release dangerous or unpleasant substances into the air, soil or water

poor

noun

people with little or no money

poor

adjective

lacking money or goods; of bad quality

popular

adjective

liked by many people; generally approved by the public

population

noun

all the people in a place, city or country; the number of people

port

noun

a city where ships load or unload goods; a place on a coast where ships can be safe from a storm

position

noun

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

positive

adjective

very sure; good; likely to lead to good; having an attitude that suggests progress; opposite of negative

possess

verb

to have; to own; to control or be controlled by

possible

adjective

able to be done; can happen or is expected to happen

poverty

noun

the condition of being poor

power

noun

the ability to control or direct others; control; strength; ruling force; force or energy used to do work (“Water power turns the wheel.”)

praise

verb

to say good things about; to approve of; to give thanks and respect to God

praise

noun

words said to praise

pray

verb

to make a request to a god or spirit; to praise a god or spirit

prayer

noun

speaking and listening to God

pregnant

adjective

carrying a child within the body before it is born; expecting to give birth to a baby

present

verb

to offer for consideration (“We will present our idea to the committee.”)

present

noun

a gift (“I gave them a present for their anniversary.”); now (“The present is a good time.”)

present

adjective

to be at a place (“I was present at school yesterday.”)

president

noun

the chief official of a country that is a republic; the leader of an organization

press

verb

to urge strongly, to push

press

noun

newspapers, magazines and other publications

pressure

noun

the force produced when something is pushed down or against something else

prevent

verb

to keep or stop from going or happening

price

noun

the amount of money for which anything is bought, sold or offered for sale

priest

noun

(in Bible times) a man who did religious duties for the Israelite people, so represented them before God

print

verb

to make words and images on paper (or some other surface) using a machine

prison

noun

a place where a person is kept as punishment for a crime

private

adjective

of or about a person or group that is secret; opposite public

prize

noun

something offered or won in a competition; something of value that one must work hard for to get

probable

adverb

a good chance of happening; a little more than possible

problem

noun

a difficult question or situation with an unknown or unclear answer

process

noun

an operation or series of changes leading to a desired result

produce

verb

to make; to create; to cause something to be; to manufacture

product

noun

something that is produced

profit

noun

money gained from a business activity after paying all costs of that activity

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