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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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