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Today's words

1 picnic

We had a picnic beside the river.

2 pessimistic

I think you're being far too pessimistic.

3 pest

There is no pest here.

4 piece

I never found the missing piece.

5 petition

We're collecting signatures for a petition.

6 pierce

They failed to pierce the Liverpool defence.

7 petroleum

We ought to and can produce more petroleum.

8 Pigeon

A large Pigeon flew far above him.

9 petty

How could you be so petty?

10 pile

He swept the leaves up into a pile.

11 pharmacy

He spent four years studying pharmacy.

12 Pilgrim

Their family goes back to the time of the Pilgrim Fathers.

13 pill

She had been on the pill for three years.

14 phenomenon

Globalization is a phenomenon of the 21st century.

15 pillar

The pillar obstructed our view of the stage.

16 philosopher

Carlos was something of a philosopher.

17 pillow

He pummelled the pillow with his fists.

18 pilot

The pilot landed the plane safely.

19 pin

Prick holes in the paper with a pin.

20 pinch

She gave him a little pinch.

21 physical

He tends to avoid all physical contact.

22 pine

I pine for the countryside.

23 physicist

He's known to be an outstanding physicist.

24 pint

One unit of alcohol is equal to half a pint of beer.

25 pioneer

Confucius was a pioneer in the field of education.

26 pistol

The police also found a pistol.

27 pickup

He pulled to a stop behind a pickup truck.

28 pit

A pig fell into a big pit.

29 pitch

All too often you pitch the ball short.

30 pity

It seems a pity to waste this food.

31 pleasure

He agreed with obvious pleasure.

32 pledge

The government had retreated from its pledge to reduce class sizes.

33 plagiarism

There were accusations of plagiarism.

34 plentiful

Our food, such as it is, is plentiful.

35 plague

The city is under threat from a plague of rats.

36 plenty

We talked plenty about our kids.

37 unadorned

The walls were plain and unadorned.

38 plight

We were deeply moved by her plight.

39 Plaintiff

Plaintiff is an antonym of defendant.

40 plot

The film is spoilt by unrealistic contrivances of plot.

41 plough plow

The plough was heavier than the tools formerly used by farmers.

42 plane

They hurried on to the plane.

43 plumber

He had served his apprenticeship as a plumber.

44 plant

This plant is a vigorous grower.

45 plunge

The company is planning a deeper plunge into the commercial market.

46 plantation

They were sold to plantation owners and forced to work long hours.

47 plural

The word 'men' is plural in number.

48 plaster

First, you need to strip away all the old plaster.

49 Plateau

The Qinghai-Xizang Plateau has long been known as the roof of the world.

50 plausible

She was a plausible liar.

51 poke

He gave me a poke in the ribs to wake me up.

52 Polar

Polar bears live in the Arctic.

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