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- pendant
- an adornment that hangs from a piece of jewelry (necklace or earring)
- permission
- approval to do something
- pharmacist
- a person who is professionally qualified to prepare and dispense medicinal drugs.
- particulates
- tiny particles or droplets such as dust, dirt, or pollen that are mixed in with the air.
- paradox
- A statement that appears self-contradictory but that reveals a kind of truth.
- penicillin
- any of various antibiotics obtained from penicillium molds (or produced synthetically) and used in the treatment of various infections and diseases
- pediatrician
- physician specializing in children's diseases; N. pediatrics
- perfume
- a liquid applied to the skin because of its sweet smell
- paper
- something to write on
- pall
- a sudden numbing dread
- persist
- 1. to continue steadily in a course of action, refuse to stop or be changed; to last, remain
- plasma
- colorless watery fluid of blood and lymph containing no cells and in which erythrocytes and leukocytes and platelets are suspended
- pension plan
- a plan for setting aside money to be spent after retirement
- permeable
- that can be permeated; penetrable; porous; allowing liquids or gas to pass through; V. permeate: spread or flow throughout; charge
- platelets
- blood clotting cells (thrombocytes)
- playoff
- any final competition to determine a championship
- pathogens
- microorganism that can cause infectious disease
- pellagra
- a disease caused by deficiency of niacin or tryptophan (or by a defect in the metabolic conversion of tryptophan to niacin)
- parasite
- an organism that lives on or in a host and causes it harm
- physician
- a noun that means a doctor of medicine
- pelt
- the dressed hairy coat of a mammal
- pervade
- v. To pass or spread through every part.
- pendulum
- A weight hung on a rod, serving by its oscillation to regulate the rate of a clock.
- pedestrian
- a person who travels by foot
- participant
- someone who takes part in an activity
- phylum
- (biology) the major taxonomic group of animals and plants
- poised
- marked by balance or equilibrium and readiness for action
- perpendicular
- at right angles to the plane of the horizon or a base line
- patronize
- be a regular customer or client of
- participate
- have a share, take part in
- paradise
- heaven, or a place of lasting and perfect happiness
- parachute
- an object that goes along with you as you fall and slows you down
- physical map
- shows landforms and water features
- piecemeal
- one part at a time; gradually; in stages; Ex. read a novel piecemeal
- pilgrimage
- a journey made to some sacred place as an act of religious devotion
- peevish
- bad-tempered; irritable
- parliament
- a legislative assembly in certain countries (e.g., Great Britain)
- persuade
- to successfully talk to someone into an action or belief
- penitentiary
- (n) prison (for persons convicted or serious crimes)
- perjury
- criminal offense of making false statements under oath
- pamper
- treat with excessive indulgence
- plague
- any epidemic disease with a high death rate
- persecution
- the act of persecuting (especially on the basis of race or religion)
- pending
- undecided, unsettled
- pact
- an agreement, treaty
- personality
- the complex of all the attributes--behavioral, temperamental, emotional and mental--that characterize a unique individual
- pneumonia
- respiratory disease characterized by inflammation of the lung parenchyma (excluding the bronchi) with congestion caused by viruses or bacteria or irritants
- panicked
- thrown into a state of intense fear or desperation
- photographer
- someone who takes photographs professionally
- participation
- the act of sharing in the activities of a group
- polite
- having or showing good manners and respect for the feelings of others
- pancreas
- a large elongated exocrine gland located behind the stomach
- pavilion
- a light, usually open building used for shelter, concerts, exhibits
- pepper
- pungent seasoning from the berry of the common pepper plant of East India
- pineapple
- a tropical American plant bearing a large fleshy edible fruit with a terminal tuft of stiff leaves
- paralysis
- loss of movement and feeling
- pivot joint
- a freely moving joint in which movement is limited to rotation
- permit
- consent to, give permission
- parch
- make dry or thirsty
- passengers
- the people who travel in a ship, plane, train, or bus
- penguin
- short-legged flightless birds of cold southern especially Antarctic regions having webbed feet and wings modified as flippers
- parallel
- lines or line segments that are equal distance apart
- partial
- incomplete; favoring one side over another; having a liking for something
- pioneer
- a person who goes before others and opens the way for them to follow
- photocopy
- reproduce by xerography