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pleasure - noun and verb Example: He took great pleasure in handing out the awards. nounExample: The flowers will pleasure the hospital patient. verb... | added by edgood 7 years ago |
plenitude - noun Not plentitude.Example: There was a plenitude of food from many nations.... | added by edgood 7 years ago |
plight - noun and verb Example: We found ourselves in a terrible plight. nounExample: The groom said he would “plight thee my troth.” verb... | added by edgood 7 years ago |
pneumonia - noun Example: He barely survived the pneumonia.... | added by edgood 7 years ago |
pocket - noun and verb Example: He hid the pistol in his pocket. nounExample: The poker player hopes to pocket some winnings. verb... | added by edgood 7 years ago |
poinsettia - noun Not pointsettia.Example: The red poinsettia graced the Christmas table.... | added by edgood 7 years ago |
poison - noun and verb Example: She put out some rat poison in her attic. nounExample: She tried to poison the rats. verb... | added by edgood 7 years ago |
policeman - noun Example: The armed policeman overpowered the thug.... | added by edgood 7 years ago |
political - adjective Example: The political debate lasted far into the night.... | added by edgood 7 years ago |
population - noun Example: The U.S. population now exceeds 300 million.... | added by edgood 7 years ago |
portray - verb Example: She will portray the events in a positive light.... | added by edgood 7 years ago |
portrayal - noun Example: His portrayal of the king impressed the critics.... | added by edgood 7 years ago |
positive - adjective and noun Example: The positive results of the meeting increased our confidence. adjectiveExample: We view this development as a positive. noun... | added by edgood 7 years ago |
possess - verb Example: He wanted to possess fancy cars and fancy clothes.... | added by edgood 7 years ago |
possession - noun Example: He sold his last possession and moved to the beach.... | added by edgood 7 years ago |
possessive - adjective and noun Example: He was overly possessive, so she left. adjectiveExample: Personal pronouns must sometimes appear in the possessive. noun... | added by edgood 7 years ago |
possibility - correct spelling possibility - noun Example: He was sentenced to life without the possibility of parole.... | added by edgood 7 years ago |
possible - adjective Example: Lying was a possible response, but she decided to tell the truth.... | added by edgood 7 years ago |
potato - noun Example: The baked potato came with sour cream.... | added by edgood 7 years ago |
potatoes - noun (plural of the noun potato) Example: He grew corn, beans, and potatoes.... | added by edgood 7 years ago |
practical - adjective Example: Let’s take a practical approach and ignore all those theories.... | added by edgood 7 years ago |
practically - correct spelling practically - adverb Grammar.com's section on the Parts of Speech discusses the demise of -ly adverbs. Click here for that discussion.Example: This plan was practically useless to the company.... | added by edgood 7 years ago |
prairie - noun Example: The cowboy felt at home on the prairie.... | added by edgood 7 years ago |
precede - verb Not preceed.Example: The best man will precede the groom in the procession.... | added by edgood 7 years ago |
precedence - noun Grammar.com’s section on Problem Words discusses precedence and precedent. Click here for that discussion.Example: The applications arriving first will receive precedence.... | added by edgood 7 years ago |
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