WORD LIST: p
pleasant
enjoyable and making people feel happy; friendly and easy to talk to
please
to make one happy; to give enjoyment
please
a polite word used when you ask for something (“Please come in”)
plenty
all that is needed; a large enough amount
plot
to make secret plans
plot
a secret plan to do something wrong or illegal
poem
words and their sounds organized in a special way to express emotions
point
to aim one’s finger toward; to aim
point
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
a substance that can destroy life or damage health
police
a government department responsible for guarding the public, keeping order, and making sure people obey the law; members of that department
policy
an established set of plans or goals used to develop and make decisions in politics, economics or business
politics
the activities of government and of those who are in public office
pollute
to release dangerous or unpleasant substances into the air, soil or water
poor
people with little or no money
poor
lacking money or goods; of bad quality
popular
liked by many people; generally approved by the public
population
all the people in a place, city or country; the number of people
port
a city where ships load or unload goods; a place on a coast where ships can be safe from a storm
position
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
very sure; good; likely to lead to good; having an attitude that suggests progress; opposite of negative
possess
to have; to own; to control or be controlled by
possible
able to be done; can happen or is expected to happen
poverty
the condition of being poor
power
the ability to control or direct others; control; strength; ruling force; force or energy used to do work (“Water power turns the wheel.”)
praise
to say good things about; to approve of; to give thanks and respect to God
praise
words said to praise
pray
to make a request to a god or spirit; to praise a god or spirit
prayer
speaking and listening to God
pregnant
carrying a child within the body before it is born; expecting to give birth to a baby
present
to offer for consideration (“We will present our idea to the committee.”)
present
a gift (“I gave them a present for their anniversary.”); now (“The present is a good time.”)
present
to be at a place (“I was present at school yesterday.”)
president
the chief official of a country that is a republic; the leader of an organization
press
to urge strongly, to push
press
newspapers, magazines and other publications
pressure
the force produced when something is pushed down or against something else
prevent
to keep or stop from going or happening
price
the amount of money for which anything is bought, sold or offered for sale
priest
(in Bible times) a man who did religious duties for the Israelite people, so represented them before God
to make words and images on paper (or some other surface) using a machine
prison
a place where a person is kept as punishment for a crime
private
of or about a person or group that is secret; opposite public
prize
something offered or won in a competition; something of value that one must work hard for to get
probable
a good chance of happening; a little more than possible
problem
a difficult question or situation with an unknown or unclear answer
process
an operation or series of changes leading to a desired result
produce
to make; to create; to cause something to be; to manufacture
product
something that is produced
profit
money gained from a business activity after paying all costs of that activity
