paycheck | n. a check issued in payment of wages or salary |
payoff | n. profit or gain from an action |
pedigree | n. list of ancestors; family tree |
pellet | n. bullet or piece of small shot |
peninsula | n. a piece of land almost completely surrounded by water but joined to a larger mass of land |
pensive | a. deeply, often dreamily thoughtful; engaged in serious thought or reflection; contemplative |
perceive | v. become aware of through the senses; detect |
perception | n. conscious understanding of something; vision ability |
perch | n. a place high up; an elevated place serving as a seat |
perfect | a. completed; not defective nor redundant; having all the properties or qualities; without flaw, fault, or blemish; without error |
perform | v. carry through; bring to completion; achieve; accomplish; execute |
performance | n. act of performing; dramatic or musical entertainment; process or manner |
period | n. an amount of time |
permission | n. consent; approval to do something |
permissive | a. approving; tolerant; granting; not strict in discipline |
perplex | v. baffle; confuse |
persist | v. continue; insist; persevere |
persistent | a. constant; never-ceasing |
personality | n. complex of all the attributes of a person; totality of qualities and traits of a person |
perspective | n. appearance of things; view, outlook, or vista |
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