pain
[ahurtorsufferingsomewhereinthebody]
Theinjurycausedhimgreatpain.
paint
[(1)tocoverwithaliquidcolor;(2)tomakeapicturewithliquidcolors;(3)acoloredliquidusedtocoverorprotectasurface]
Hewillpainthishousenextweek.(1)
Shepaintedthispicturewhenshewasyoung.(2)
Howmuchpaintwillyouneedtopaintyourhouse?(3)
pan
[ametalcontainerusedforcooking]
Cookyourfoodinthispan.
paper
[athin,flatmaterialmadefromplantsorclothoftenusedforwriting]
Iusealotofpaperformyschoolwork.
parachute
[adevicethatpermitsapersonorthingtofallslowlyfromanairplaneorhelicoptertotheground]
Hejumpsfromanairplaneandhisparachuteletshimfallslowlytotheground.
parade
[agroupofpeopleandvehiclesmovingtogethertocelebrateaspecialeventoranniversary]
ShetookthechildrentowatchtheIndependenceDayparade.
pardon
[toforgiveforacrimeandreleasefrompunishment]
Presidentscanpardoncriminals.
parent
[afatherormother]
Herparentswillbeherelater.
parliament
[agovernmentlawmakinggroup]
Thegovernmentendedparliamentandcallednewelections.
part
[(1)somethinglessthanthewhole;(2)notallofsomething]
IspendpartoftodayplanningwhatIwilldotomorrow.(1)
Onlyasmallpartofthislandbelongstome.(2)
party
[(1)agroupofpeopleworkingtogetherforapoliticalpurpose;(2)agroupofpeopleorfriendsgatheredtogetherforenjoyment]
SheraisesmoneyfortheDemocraticParty.(1)
Billhasinvitedeveryonetoapartyathishouse.(2)
pass
[(1)togobyormovearoundsomething;(2)tomovealong;(3)tocauseorpermittogo]
Youcanpassthecarinfrontofus.(1)
Thehourspassedslowlyashewaitedtoleave.(2)
Theguardpassedhimthroughthegate.(3)
passenger
[apersontravelingbyairplane,train,boatorcarwhoisnotthepilotordriver]
Allpassengersandthecrewoftheairplanesurvivedtheemergencylanding.
passport
[adocumentpermittingapersontotraveltoanothercountry]
Shewasarrestedfortravelingwithafalsepassport.
past
[(1)thetimegoneby;(2)thetimebefore;(3)recent;(4)immediatelybefore;(5)former]
Hewouldliketoforgetthepast.(1)
Therecordsshowedthepatienthadnomedicalproblemsinhisrecentpast.(2)
Shehasnotbeenhereforthepastfewdays.(3)
Heisthepastpresidentofourorganization.(4)
Heisapastpresidentofourorganization.(5)
path
[(1)anarrowwayforwalking;(2)awayalongwhichsomethingmoves]
Wewalkedalongthepathtogether.(1)
Hewatchedthepathofthearrowallthewaytothetarget.(2)
patient
[apersonbeingtreatedbyadoctorforahealthproblem]
Thedoctorsexaminedthepatientcarefully.
pay
[togivemoneyforworkdoneorforsomethingbought]
Shepaidalotofmoneyforherclothes.
peace
[(1)theconditionoffreedomfromwar,fightingornoise;(2)rest;(3)quiet]
Wehavebeenatpeaceforalmosttenyears.(1)
Hewassleeping,atpeacewiththeworld.(2)
Ashoutbrokethepeaceoftheearlymorning.(3)
people
[(1)anygroupofpersons;(2)allthepersonsofagroup,race,religionornation]
AlargecrowdofpeoplewelcomedthePopetoSt.Louis.(1)
TheAmericanpeopleareamixoftheworld’speople.(2)
percent
[apartofeveryhundred]
Tenistenpercentofonehundred.
perfect
[(1)completeorcorrectineveryway;(2)completelyrightorgood;(3)withoutmistakes]
Itwasaperfectperformance.(1)
Todayisaperfectday.(2)
Shehadaperfectscoreonthetest.(3)
perform
[tospeak,danceorsinginfrontofothers]
Sheperformedperfectly.
period
[anamountoftimewithinevents,restrictionsorconditions]
Thechildwentthroughaperiodofintensegrowth.
permanent
[(1)neverchanging;(2)lastingforaverylongtimeorforalltime]
Pleasetellmeyourpermanentaddress.(1)
AstronautsleftanAmericanflagonthemoonasapermanentmemorial.(2)
permit
[(1)tolet;(2)tomakepossible]
Herparentspermithertowork.(1)
Thewiderdoorsandraisedwalkwaypermitpeopleinwheelchairstousethebuilding.(2)
person
[aman,womanorchild]
Sheisagoodpersontoknow.
physical
[ofthebody]
Physicalexercisehelpskeephimhealthy.
physics
[thestudyofmotion,matterandenergy]
Studyingphysicstakesalotoftime.
picture
[(1)anideaorrepresentationofsomethingasseenbytheeye;(2)apainting;(3)whatismadewithacamera]
Shedrewapictureofhimfrommemory.(1)
Thepictureofherwaspaintedmanyyearsago.(2)
Mycameratakesgoodpictures.(3)
piece
[apartofsomethinglarger]
Pleasehaveapieceofmybirthdaycake.
pig
[afarmanimalusedforitsmeat]
Heraisespigsonhisfarm.
pilot
[onewhoguidesorfliesanairplaneorhelicopter]
Thepilotlandedtheairplaneonaroad.
pipe
[along,roundpieceofmaterialusedtomoveliquidorgas]
ThepipemovesoilfromTexastoVirginia.
place
[(1)toputsomethingsomewhere;(2)anareaorapartofanarea;(3)spacewhereapersonorthingis;(4)anyroom,building,townorcountry]
Heplacedthebookonthetable.(1)
Theplaceyouarelookingforisontheothersideoftown.(2)
Iamstayingathisplace.(3)
JapanisaplaceIwouldliketovisit.(4)
plan
[(1)toorganizeordevelopanideaormethodofactingordoingsomething;(2)anorganizedordevelopedideaormethod]
Theyplantohaveaparty.(1)
Theplanwillnotwork.(2)
planet
[alargeobjectinspacethatorbitsthesun]
Earthisaplanet.
plant
[(1)toputintothegroundtogrow;(2)alivinggrowthfromthegroundwhichgetsitsfoodfromair,waterandearth]
Ifyouplantthis,itwillgrow.(1)
Theseplantshavebeautifulflowersinthesummer.(2)
plastic
[amaterialmadefromchemicalsthatcanbeformedandmadeintothings]
Iatewithaplasticspoonfromaplasticplateonaplastictable.
play
[(1)tohavefun;(2)tonotwork;(3)totakepartinasport;(4)tomakemusiconaninstrument;(5)astoryactedinatheater]
Sheplayswithherbaby.(1)
Icannotplaytoday.(2)
Heplaysbaseballeveryday.(3)
Willyouplaytheguitar?(4)
Wesawaplayatthetheaterlastnight.(5)
please
[(1)tomakeonehappy;(2)togiveenjoyment]
Hewaspleasedtoseeheragain.(1)
Themusicispleasingtoher.(2)
plenty
[(1)allthatisneeded;(2)alargeenoughamount]
Thereisplentyoftimetoseeamovie.(1)
Wehaveplentyoffood.(2)
plot
[(1)tomakesecretplans;(2)asecretplantodosomethingwrongorillegal]
Herfriendsplottedtosurpriseherwithaparty.(1)
Abankemployeediscoveredtheplot.(2)
poem
[wordsandtheirsoundsorganizedinaspecialwaytoexpressemotions]
Severalofhispoemshavebeenpublished.
point
[(1)toaimone’sfingertoward;(2)toaim;(3)thesharpendofsomething]
Themanpointedhisfingeratthesuspect.(1)
Shepointedthegunatthetarget.(2)
Theknifehadasharppoint.(3)
poison
[asubstancethatcandestroylifeordamagehealth]
Policefoundpoisoninthewoman’sfood.
police
[(1)agovernmentagencyresponsibleforguardingthepublic,keepingorder,andmakingsurepeopleobeythelaw;(2)membersofthatagency]
Themayorsaidpolicehavefailedtoreducecrimeinthecity.(1)
Hesaidthecityneedsmorepolice.(2)
policy
[anestablishedsetofplansorgoalsusedtodevelopandmakedecisionsinpolitics,economicsorbusiness]
Thenewpresidentsaidhewouldchangethenation’seconomicpolicy.
politics
[theactivitiesofgovernmentandofthosewhoareinpublicoffice]
Heenjoysdiscussingpoliticswithhisfriends.
pollute
[toreleasedangerousorunpleasantsubstancesintotheair,soilorwater]
Thegovernorsaidhewillactagainstcompaniesthatpollutetheairandwaterinhisstate.
poor
[(1)peoplewithlittleornomoney;(2)lackingmoneyorgoods;(3)ofbadquality]
Shehasproposedprogramstohelpthepoor.(1)
Hisfamilyispoorbecausehecannotkeepajob.(2)
Thecompanymakespoorproducts.(3)
popular
[(1)likedbymanypeople;(2)generallyapprovedbythepublic]
Sheisapopulargirlatourschool.(1)
Aproposaltocuttaxeshasmuchpopularsupport.(2)
population
[allthepeopleinaplace,cityorcountry]
Thepopulationoftheworldcontinuestoincrease.
port
[(1)acitywhereshipsloadorunloadgoods;(2)aplaceonacoastwhereshipscanbesafefromastorm]
BaltimoreisabusyportontheAtlanticcoast.(1)
Theshipracedthestormtoasafeport.(2)
position
[(1)aplace;(2)thewayofholdingthebody;(3)thewayathingissetorplaced;(4)ajob(orlevelofajob)inanorganization]
Thesoldiersattackedtheenemyposition.(1)
Thepositionofhisbodyshowedhewasinpain.(2)
Someonechangedthepositionofthebed.(3)
Herfatherholdsahighpositioninthecompany.(4)
possess
[(1)tohave;(2)toown;(3)tocontrolorbecontrolledby]
Shepossessesgreatnegotiatingskills.(1)
Hepossessesa1955FordThunderbirdcar.(2)
Anevilspiritpossessedher.(3)
possible
[(1)abletobedone;(2)canhappenorisexpectedtohappen]
Thetrainisapossiblewaytogetthere.(1)
SheisapossiblecandidateforPresidentin2004.(2)
postpone
[todelayactionuntilalatertime]
ThemeetingispostponeduntilTuesday.
pour
[(1)toflow;(2)tocausetoflow]
Rainwaterpoureddownthemountain.(1)
Peoplepouredfromthestorewhenthealarmsounded.(2)
power
[(1)theabilitytocontrolordirectothers;(2)control;(3)strength;(4)rulingforce;(5)forceorenergyusedtodowork]
Thepolicehavethepowertoarrestandquestionpeoplesuspectedofcrimes.(1)
Theindependentcounselwasgiventhepowertoinvestigatethepresident.(2)
Nationshavenuclearweaponswiththepowertodestroytheworld.(3)
ThegoverningpoweroftheUnitedStatesrestsintheConstitution.(4)
Waterpowerturnsthewheel.(5)
praise
[(1)tosaygoodthingsabout;(2)toapprove]
Kelley’sprofessorpraisedhertestresults.(1)
Thefatherpraisedhisson’sdecision.(2)
pray
[(1)tomakearequesttoagodorspirit;(2)topraiseagodorspirit]
HeprayedtoaskGodtoforgivehimfortheterriblethinghehaddone.(1)
SheprayedtogivethankstoGodforhealingherson.(2)
pregnant
[(1)carryingachildwithinthebodybeforeitisborn;(2)expectingtogivebirthtoababy]
Shejustlearnedthatsheispregnant.(1)
Thepregnantwomanexpectstogivebirthnextmonth.(2)
prepare
[(1)tomakeready;(2)toputtogether]
SheispreparedforhertriptoEurope.(1)
Hewillpreparedinner.(2)
present
[(1)toofferforconsideration;(2)agift;(3)now;(4)tobeataplace]
Wewillpresentourideatothecommittee.(1)
Igavethemapresentfortheiranniversary.(2)
Thepresenttimeisagoodtime.(3)
Iwaspresentatschoolyesterday.(4)
president
[(1)thechiefofficialofacountrythatisarepublic;(2)theleaderofanorganization]
ThePresidentoftheUnitedStatesservesatermoffouryears.(1)
Hiswifeispresidentofourschool’sparentsandteachersorganization.(2)
press
[(1)tourgestrongly;(2)newspapers,magazinesandotherpublications]
Themayorpressedhimformoneyforhisre-electioncampaign.(1)
Theopeningofthenewhospitalwasfullyreportedinthelocalpress.(2)
pressure
[theforceproducedwhensomethingispusheddownoragainstsomethingelse]
Weexpectastormbecausetheatmosphericpressureisverylow.
prevent
[tokeeporstopfromgoingorhappening]
Doctorsaretryingtopreventthediseasefromspreading.
price
[theamountofmoneyforwhichanythingisbought,soldorofferedforsale]
Heisaskingafairpriceforhishouse.
prison
[aplacewhereapersoniskeptaspunishmentforacrime]
Thestateisbuildinganewprisonbecausetheoldoneisnotbigenough.
private
[(1)oforaboutapersonorgroupthatissecret;(2)oppositepublic]
Reportssayaprivatearmyisplottingtotakeoverthegovernment.(1)
Thisprivatepropertyisclosedtopublicuse.(2)
prize
[(1)somethingofferedorwoninacompetition;(2)somethingofvaluethatonemustworkhardfortoget]
SheknowsthewriterwhowontheNobelPrizelastyear.(1)
TheprizethatheseeksispeaceintheMiddleEast.(2)
probably
[(1)agoodchanceoftakingplace;(2)alittlemorethanpossible]
Myson’sfriendprobablywilleatatourhousetonight.(1)
Weprobablywillgetsomerainfromthosedarkclouds.(2)
problem
[adifficultquestionorsituationwithanunknownorunclearanswer]
Shehassympathyforpeoplewiththoseproblems.
process
[anoperationorseriesofchangesleadingtoadesiredresult]
Theproductionprocessseemstobeasuccess.
produce
[(1)tomake;(2)tocreate;(3)tocausesomethingtobe;(4)tomanufacture]
Thefarmerproducedabigcrop.(1)
Whoproducedthenewactionmovie?(2)
Thepoliceproducedsomenewevidenceatthetrial.(3)
Hiscompanyproducesroadsigns.(4)
profession
[ajobthatrequiresspecialtraining]
Manydoctorsareleavingthemedicalprofession.
professor
[ateacheratacollegeoruniversity]
DoyoulikeyourEnglishprofessor?
profit
[moneygainedfromabusinessactivityafterpayingallcostsofthatactivity]
Howmuchprofitdidyoumakefromsellingthestock?
program
[(1)aplanofaction;(2)thedifferenteventsorpartsofameetingorshow]
Wehavedevelopedaprogramtoincreasecompanyprofits.(1)
Ourgroupispartoftheprogramattheschoolmeeting.(2)
progress
[movementforwardortowardimprovementoragoal]
Areyoumakingprogressonyourscienceproject?
project
[aplannedefforttodosomething]
Shehopestocompleteherscienceprojectinaboutaweek.
propaganda
[ideasorinformationusedtoinfluenceopinions]
Doespoliticalpropagandawinelections?
property
[anythingownedbysomeonesuchasland,buildingsorgoods]
Hispropertyextendsfromheretotheriver.
propose
[topresentorofferforconsideration]
SheproposedanewprogramforteachingEnglish.
protect
[(1)toguard;(2)todefend;(3)topreventfrombeingharmedordamaged]
Themuseumisprotectingitsvaluablepaintingswithanewsecuritysystem.(1)
TheSecretServiceprotectstheWhiteHousefromanykindofattack.(2)
Seatbeltsandairbagsprotectthedriverandfrontseatpassengerinmostnewcars.(3)
protest
[(1)tospeakagainst;(2)toobject]
Thespeakersprotestedthelackofcontrolsonhandgunsales.(1)
Thegroupprotestedbecausetheirvoteswerenotcounted.(2)
prove
[toshowtobetrue]
Thedefenselawyerprovedthattheyoungmanwasnotguilty.
provide
[togivesomethingneededorwanted]
Sheprovidedfoodandwarmclothingtothehomelessman.
public
[(1)oforaboutallthepeopleinacommunityorcountry;(2)oppositeprivate]
Everyonecouldspeakatthepublicmeeting.(1)
Shesaidshespokeasaprivatecitizen,notasapublicofficial.(2)
publication
[somethingthatispublishedsuchasabook,newspaperormagazine]
Idonotreadthatpublication.
publish
[(1)tomakepublicsomethingthatiswritten;(2)toincludesomethinginabook,newspaperormagazine]
Thegovernmentpublishedthelistofproperties.(1)
Didthenewspaperpublishanythingabouttheaccident?(2)
pull
[(1)touseforcetomovesomethingtowardthepersonorthingusingtheforce;(2)oppositepush]
Pleasepullthemicrophoneclosersowecanhearyou.(1)
Youhavetopull,notpushthedoortoopenit.(2)
pump
[toforceagasorliquidup,intoorthrough]
Thebrokenpartwouldnotpumpfuelfromthetanktotheengine.
punish
[tocausepain,sufferingorlossfordoingsomethingbadorillegal]
Thejudgepunishedhimwithafive-yearprisonsentence.
purchase
[(1)tobuywithmoneyorwithsomethingofequalvalue;(2)thatwhichisbought]
DidyoupurchaseyourwatchinSwitzerland?(1)
Heusedachargecardtopayforthepurchase.(2)
pure
[(1)freefromanythingthatisdifferentorthatreducesvalue;(2)clean]
Heaskediftheringwasmadeofpuregold.(1)
Donotexpectpurewaterfromamountainstream.(2)
purpose
[(1)thereasonordesiredeffectfordoingsomething;(2)goal]
Whatisthepurposeofyourtrip?(1)
Hisonlypurposeinlifewastomakeherhappy.(2)
push
[(1)touseforcetomovesomethingawayfromthepersonorthingusingtheforce;(2)oppositepull]
Shepushedhimaway.(1)
EdpushedthehorseandIpulledit.(2)
put
[(1)toplace;(2)tosetinposition]
Sheputthedogoutside.(1)
Heputthetelevisionwhereeveryonecouldseeit.(2)