单词学习PQ

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pain - n. a hurt or suffering somewhere in the body

paint - v. to cover with a liquid color; to make a picture with liquid colors; n. a 
colored liquid used to cover or protect a surface 

pan - n. a metal container used for cooking 

paper - n. a thin, flat material made from plants or cloth often used for writing 

parachute - n. a device that permits a person or thing to fall slowly from an airplane 
or helicopter to the ground 

parade - n. a group of people and vehicles moving together to celebrate a special 
event or anniversary 

pardon - v. to forgive for a crime and release from punishment 

parent - n. a father or mother 

parliament - n. a government lawmaking group 

part - n. something less than the whole; not all of something 

party - n. a group of people working together for a political purpose; a group of 
people or friends gathered together for enjoyment 

pass - v. to go by or move around something; to move along; to cause or permit to 
go 

passenger - n. a person travelling by airplane, train, boat or car who is not the pilot 
or driver 

passport - n. a document permitting a person to travel to another country 

past - n. the time gone by; the time before; ad. recent; immediately before; former 

path - n. a narrow way for walking; a way along which something moves 

patient - n. a person being treated by a doctor for a health problem 

pay - v. to give money for work done or for something bought 

peace - n. the condition of freedom from war, fighting or noise; rest; quiet 

people - n. any group of persons; all the persons of a group, race, religion or nation 
("the American people") 

percent - n. a part of every hundred ("Ten is ten percent of one hundred.") 

perfect - ad. complete or correct in every way; completely right or good; without 
mistakes 

perform - v. to speak, dance or sing in front of others 

period - n. an amount of time within events, restrictions or conditions 

permanent - ad. never changing; lasting for a very long time or for all time 

permit - v. to let; to make possible 

person - n. a man, woman or child 

physical - ad. of the body 

physics - n. the study of motion, matter and energy 

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 

piece - n. a part of something larger 

pig - n. a farm animal used for its meat 

pilot - n. one who guides or flies an airplane or helicopter 

pipe - n. a long, round piece of material used to move liquid or gas 

place - v. to put something somewhere; n. an area or a part of an area; space where 
a person or thing is; any room, building, town or country 

plan - v. to organize or develop an idea or method of acting or doing something 
("They plan to have a party."); n. an organized or developed idea or method ("The 
plan will not work.") 

planet - n. a large object in space that orbits the sun ("Earth is a planet.") 

plant - v. to put into the ground to grow; n. a living growth from the ground which 
gets its food from air, water and earth 

plastic - n. a material made from chemicals that can be formed and made into things 

play - v. to have fun; to not work; to take part in a sport; to make music on an 
instrument; n. a story acted in a theater 

please - v. to make one happy; to give enjoyment 

plenty - n. all that is needed; a large enough amount 

plot - v. to make secret plans; n. a secret plan to do something wrong or illegal 

poem - n. words and their sounds organized in a special way to express emotions 

point - v. to aim one's finger toward; to aim; n. the sharp end of something 

poison - n. a substance that can destroy life or damage health 

police - n. a government agency responsible for guarding the public, keeping order, 
and making sure people obey the law; members of that agency 

policy - n. an established set of plans or goals used to develop and make decisions 
in politics, economics or business 

politics - n. the activities of government and of those who are in public office 

pollute - v. to release dangerous or unpleasant substances into the air, soil or water 

poor - n. people with little or no money; ad. lacking money or goods; of bad quality 

popular - ad. liked by many people; generally approved by the public 

population - n. all the people in a place, city or country 

port - n. a city where ships load or unload goods; a place on a coast where ships can 
be safe from a storm 

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 

possess - v. to have; to own; to control or be controlled by 

possible - ad. able to be done; can happen or is expected to happen 

postpone - v. to delay action until a later time 

pour - v. to flow; to cause to flow 

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.") 

praise - v. to say good things about; to approve 

pray - v. to make a request to a god or spirit; to praise a god or spirit 

pregnant - ad. carrying a child within the body before it is born; expecting to give 
birth to a baby 

present - v. to offer for consideration ("We will present our idea to the 
committee."); n. a gift ("I gave them a present for their anniversary."); now ("The 
present time is a good time."); ad. to be at a place ("I was present at school 
yesterday.") 

president - n. the chief official of a country that is a republic; the leader of an 
organization 

press - v. to urge strongly; n. newspapers, magazines and other publications 

pressure - n. the force produced when something is pushed down or against 
something else 

prevent - v. to keep or stop from going or happening 

price - n. the amount of money for which anything is bought, sold or offered for sale 

prison - n. a place where a person is kept as punishment for a crime 

private - ad. of or about a person or group that is secret; opposite public 

prize - n. something offered or won in a competition; something of value that one 
must work hard for to get 

probably - ad. a good chance of taking place; a little more than possible 

problem - n. a difficult question or situation with an unknown or unclear answer 

process - n. an operation or series of changes leading to a desired result 

produce - v. to make; to create; to cause something to be; to manufacture 

profession - n. a job that requires special training 

professor - n. a teacher at a 
college or university 

profit - n. money gained from a business activity after paying all costs of that 
activity 

program - n. a plan of action; the different events or parts of a meeting or show 

progress - n. movement forward or toward improvement or a goal 

project - n. a planned effort to do something 

propaganda - n. ideas or information used to influence opinions 

property - n. anything owned by someone such as land, buildings or goods 

propose - v. to present or offer for consideration 

protect - v. to guard; to defend; to prevent from being harmed or damaged 

protest - v. to speak against; to object 

prove - v. to show to be true 

provide - v. to give something needed or wanted 

public - ad. of or about all the people in a community or country; opposite private 

publication - n. something that is published such as a book, newspaper or magazine 

publish - v. to make public something that is written; to include something in a 
book, newspaper or magazine 

pull - v. to use force to move something toward the person or thing using the force; 
opposite push 

pump - v. to force a gas or liquid up, into or through 

punish - v. to cause pain, suffering or loss for doing something bad or illegal 

purchase - v. to buy with money or with something of equal value; n. that which is 
bought 

pure - ad. free from anything that is different or that reduces value; clean 

purpose - n. the reason or desired effect for doing something; goal 

push - v. to use force to move something away from the person or thing using the 
force; opposite pull 

put - v. to place; to set in position

 
 
Q 

quality - n. that which something is known to have or be ("An important quality of steel  
is its strength."); amount of value or excellence ("Their goods are of the highest quality.")

question - v. to ask; to express wonder or disbelief; n. a sentence or word used in 
asking for information; a problem; an issue to be discussed 

quick - ad. fast 

quiet - ad. with little or no noise; having little or no movement; calm