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Today's words

1 Pole

The North Pole has no land, only thick ice.

2 porter

She tipped the porter a dollar.

3 policy

She staunchly defended the new policy.

4 portfolio

She resigned her portfolio.

5 polish

Can you polish the top of the table?

6 portion

You must accept a portion of the blame for this crisis.

7 polite

We were all too polite to object.

8 portrait

Hang the portrait straight.

9 political

What is his political creed?

10 Portray

Portray, or even conceive, of your work as an answer to a puzzle.

11 politician

He represents a new breed of politician.

12 poll

The final result of the poll will be known tomorrow.

13 pond

The pond was well stocked with fish.

14 ponder

They were left to ponder on the implications of the announcement.

15 postage

The price includes postage and packing.

16 Pope

The Pope granted her a private audience.

17 postpone

I, for one, would prefer to postpone the meeting.

18 porcelain

To this class of substance belong mica, porcelain, quartz, glass, wood, etc.

19 posture

Good posture is essential when working at the computer.

20 porch

I went out there on the front porch.

21 Pork

Pork prices have risen again.

22 potential

Their potential is unrealized.

23 preclude

That will preclude him from escaping.

24 pottery

I've been taking classes in pottery.

25 predator

Now if you are a bird and there is a predator around.

26 poultry

The menu features roast meats and poultry.

27 predict

It is impossible to predict what will happen.

28 pour

Will you pour the coffee?

29 predominant

Mandy's predominant emotion was confusion.

30 powder

The snow was like powder.

31 preferable

This option is preferable to any other.

32 pregnant

'She's pregnant,' Jack blurted.

33 prejudice

I try to rise above prejudice.

34 practitioner

I started my blog as a practitioner at Hitachi.

35 preliminary

It was agreed that another round of preliminary talks would be held in Beijing.

36 praise

He heaped praise on his team.

37 Premier

Winning the Premier League title.

38 pray

I'll pray for you.

39 premise

This premise is clearly false.

40 premium

You have to pay a high premium for express delivery.

41 preach

"Don't preach at me," he shouted.

42 precaution

I'll keep the letter as a precaution.

43 precede

Whatever the outcome, we must resolutely precede with our objective.

44 precedent

They were determined to break from precedent.

45 preceding

Each generation surpasses the preceding one.

46 precious

You're wasting precious time!

47 presence

He barely registered our presence.

48 precise

She gave me clear and precise directions.

49 precision

He lacked profundity and analytical precision.

50 preside

They asked if I would preside at the committee meeting.

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