nouns-p

01	pain	pain – n. a hurt or suffering somewhere in the body
02	paper	paper – n. a thin, flat material made from plants or cloth often used for writing
03	parachute	parachute – n. a device that permits a person or thing to fall slowly from an airplane or helicopter to the ground
04	parade	parade – n. a group of people and vehicles moving together to celebrate a special event or anniversary
05	parent	parent – n. a father or mother
06	parliament	parliament – n. a government lawmaking group
07	part	part – n. something less than the whole; not all of something
08	particle	particle – n. a very small piece of matter
09	partner	partner – n. a person who takes part in some activity in common with another or others. (“The two men were business partners.”)
10	party	party – n. a group of people working together for a political purpose; a group of people or friends gathered together for enjoyment
11	passenger	passenger – n. a person travelling by airplane, train, boat or car who is not the pilot or driver
12	passport	passport – n. an official government document that shows a person’s identity and citizenship and permits a citizen to travel to another country
13	past	past – n. the time gone by; the time before; adj. recent; immediately before; former
14	path	path – n. a narrow way for walking; a way along which something moves
15	patient	patient – n. a person being treated by a doctor for a health problem
16	peace	peace – n. the condition of freedom from war, fighting or noise; rest; quiet
17	people	people – n. any group of persons; all the persons of a group, race, religion or nation (“the American people”)
18	percent	percent – n. a part of every hundred (“Ten is ten percent of one hundred.”)
19	period	period – n. an amount of time within events, restrictions or conditions
20	person	person – n. a man, woman or child
21	physics	physics – n. the study of motion, matter and energy
22	picture	picture – n. something that shows what another thing looks like; an idea or representation of something as seen by the eye; a painting; what is made with a camera
23	piece	piece – n. a part of something larger
24	pig	pig – n. a farm animal used for its meat
25	pilot	pilot – n. one who guides or flies an airplane or helicopter
26	planet	planet – n. a large object in space that orbits the sun (“Earth is a planet.”)
27	plastic	plastic – n. a material made from chemicals that can be formed and made into things
28	plenty	plenty – n. all that is needed; a large enough amount
29	poem	poem – n. words and their sounds organized in a special way to express emotions
30	poison	poison – n. a substance that can destroy life or damage health
31	police	police – n. a government agency responsible for guarding the public, keeping order, and making sure people obey the law; members of that agency
32	policy	policy – n. an established set of plans or goals used to develop and make decisions in politics, economics or business
33	politics	politics – n. the activities of government and of those who are in public office
34	poor	poor – n. people with little or no money; ad. lacking money or goods; of bad quality
35	population	population – n. all the people in a place, city or country
36	port	port – n. a city where ships load or unload goods; a place on a coast where ships can be safe from a storm
37	position	position – n. 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
38	poverty	poverty – n. the condition of being poor
39	power	power – n. the ability to control or direct others; control; strength; ruling force; force or energy used to do work (“Water power turns the wheel.”)
40	president	president – n. the chief official of a country that is a republic; the leader of an organization
41	pressure	pressure – n. the force produced when something is pushed down or against something else
42	price	price – n. the amount of money for which anything is bought, sold or offered for sale
43	prison	prison – n. a place where a person is kept as punishment for a crime
44	prize	prize – n. something offered or won in a competition; something of value that one must work hard for
45	problem	problem – n. a difficult question or situation with an unknown or unclear answer
46	process	process – n. an operation or series of changes leading to a desired result
47	profession	profession – n. a job that requires special training
48	professor	professor – n. a teacher at a college or university
49	profit	profit – n. money gained from a business activity after paying all costs of that activity
50	program	program – n. a plan of action; the different events or parts of a meeting or show
51	progress	progress – n. movement forward or toward improvement or a goal
52	project	project – n. a planned effort to do something
53	propaganda	propaganda – n. ideas or information used to influence opinions
54	property	property – n. anything owned by someone such as land, buildings or goods
55	proteins	proteins – n. substances responsible for the growth of tissue and for fixing damaged tissue
56	publication	publication – n. something that is published such as a book, newspaper or magazine
57	purpose	purpose – n. the reason or desired effect for doing something; goal

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