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- permitsnoun
Official documents granting authorization to do something.
- permittedverb
Allowed or gave permission for something to happen or be done.
- perpetratornoun
A person who commits a crime or harmful act.
- persistentadjective
Continuing firmly or obstinately in a course of action despite difficulty or opposition.
- personnoun
A human being regarded as an individual.
- personaladjective
Belonging to or affecting a particular person rather than anyone else.
- personalitiesnoun
The combinations of characteristics or qualities that form individuals' distinctive characters.
- personalitynoun
The combination of characteristics or qualities that form an individual's distinctive character.
- personallyadverb
Used to emphasize that one is expressing one's own opinion or feelings.
- personnelnoun
The people employed in an organization or engaged in an organized activity, such as military service.
- personsnoun
(formal/legal) Individual human beings, especially when referring to a specific number or in legal contexts.
- perspectivenoun
A particular attitude toward or way of regarding something; a point of view.
- persuadeverb
To cause someone to do something through reasoning or argument.
- persuadedverb
Convinced someone to do or believe something through reasoning or argument.
- persuasiveadjective
Good at persuading someone to do or believe something through reasoning or the use of temptation.
- pervertnoun
A person whose sexual behavior is considered abnormal or unacceptable.
- pervertedadjective
(Of a person or their actions) characterized by sexually abnormal or unacceptable practices or tendencies.
- pesosnoun
Plural of peso; the basic monetary unit of several Latin American countries and the Philippines.
- pestnoun
An insect or animal that causes damage to crops, food, or livestock.
- petnoun
A domestic or tamed animal kept for companionship or pleasure.
- petalsnoun
The colorful modified leaves forming the outer parts of a flower, typically surrounding the reproductive organs.
- peternoun
A male given name of Greek origin.
- petitionnoun
A formal written request, typically signed by many people, appealing to authority for a specific cause.
- petrolnoun
(British) A volatile, flammable liquid derived from petroleum, used as fuel in internal combustion engines.
- petsnoun
Domestic or tamed animals kept for companionship or pleasure.
- pettyadjective
Of little importance; trivial or minor.
- pfftinterjection
Used to express dismissal, contempt, or disappointment.
- phantomnoun
A ghost or apparition; a supernatural being.
- pharaohnoun
A ruler in ancient Egypt, considered both a political and religious leader.
- pharmaceuticaladjective
Relating to the production, preparation, or sale of medicinal drugs.
- pharmacynoun
A store or part of a store where medicinal drugs are dispensed and sold.
- phasenoun
A distinct stage in a process of change or development.
- phenomenanoun
Plural of phenomenon; facts, events, or circumstances that can be observed or experienced.
- phenomenaladjective
Exceptionally good or remarkable; extraordinary.
- phenomenonnoun
A fact or situation that can be observed and studied, especially one whose cause is uncertain.
- phewinterjection
An exclamation expressing relief after a difficult or stressful situation.
- philosophernoun
A person who studies or teaches philosophy, especially as an academic discipline.
- philosophynoun
The study of fundamental questions about existence, knowledge, values, reason, and reality.
- phoenixnoun
(mythology) A mythical bird that cyclically burns itself to death and is reborn from the ashes.
- phonenoun
A device for transmitting speech electronically over a distance.
- phonedverb
Made a telephone call to someone.
- phonesnoun
Devices used for communication by transmitting voice or data over a distance.
- phonyadjective
Not genuine; fraudulent or fake.
- photonoun
A photograph; a picture made using a camera.
- photographnoun
A picture made using a camera, in which an image is focused onto light-sensitive material and then made visible by chemical or digital processing.
- photographedverb
Took a photograph or photographs of someone or something.
- photographernoun
A person who takes photographs, especially as a job.
- photographersnoun
People who take photographs, especially as a profession or hobby.
- photographsnoun
Images recorded by a camera and preserved as prints or digital files.
- photographynoun
The art or practice of taking and processing photographs.