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n.
(брошюры) brochure; leaflet; a small book usually having a paper cover


Spelling Word: pamphlet
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v. Syn. restate; reword
(Перефразируя) restate text in one's own words, especially to clarify thought of others


Spelling Word: paraphrase
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n.
(времяпрепровождение) something which amuses, and serves to make time pass agreeably; sport; amusement


Spelling Word: pastime
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n. Syn. field; meadow
(пастбище) field covered with grass; meadow


Spelling Word: pasture
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n.
(маятника) a body suspended from fixed point as to swing freely to and fro by the alternate action of gravity and momentum


Spelling Word: pendulum
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v. Syn. pierce; permeate
(проникнуть) pierce; go through; permeate


Spelling Word: penetrate
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n. Syn. gloominess
(пессимизм) belief that life is basically bad or evil; gloominess


Spelling Word: pessimism
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n. Syn. godliness
(благочестия) religious devotion and reverence to God; devout act, thought, or statement; godliness


Spelling Word: piety
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a. Syn. peaceful; calm
(спокойный) peaceful; tranquil; calm or quiet


Spelling Word: placid
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a. Syn. permeable
(пористых) full of pores; able to absorb fluids; full of tiny pores that allow fluids or gasses to pass through


Spelling Word: porous