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word	definition	part of speech	high-frequency
philanthropist	lover of mankind; doer of good	noun	*
philatelist	stamp collector	noun
philistine	narrow-minded person, uncultured and exclusively interested in material gain	noun
philology	study of language	noun
phlegmatic	calm; not easily disturbed	adjective
phobia	morbid fear	noun
phoenix	symbol of immortality or rebirth	noun
phylum	major classification; second to kingdom, of plants and animals; division	noun
physiognomy	face	noun
physiological	pertaining to the science of the function of living organisms	adjective
picaresque	pertaining to rogues in literature	adjective
piebald	molted; spotted	adjective
piecemeal	one part at a time; gradually	adverb
pied	variegated; multicolored	adjective
piety	religious devotion; godliness	noun	*
pillage	plunder	verb
pillory	punish by placing in a wooden frame and subjecting to ridicule	verb
pine	languish; decline; long for, yearn	verb
pinion	restrain	verb
pinnacle	peak	noun
piquant	pleasantly tart-tasting; stimulating	adjective
pique	irritation; resentment	noun
pique	provoke or arouse; annoy	verb
piscatorial	pertaining to fishing	adjective
pitfall	hidden danger; concealed trap	noun
pithy	concise; meaty	adjective
pittance	small allowance or wage	noun
pivotal	crucial; key; vital	adjective
placate	pacify; conciliate	verb	*
placebo	harmless substance prescribed as a dummy pill	noun
placid	peaceful; calm	adjective
plagiarize	steal another's ideas and pass them off as one's own	verb
plaintive	mournful	adjective
plait	braid; interwine	verb
platitude	trite remark; commonplace statement	noun
platonic	purely spiritual; theoretical; without sensual desire	adjective
plauditory	approving; applauding	adjective
plausible	having a show of truth but open to doubt	adjective
plebeian	common; pertaining to the common people	adjective
plebiscite	expression of the will of a people by direct election	noun
plenary	complete; full	adjective
plenipotentiary	fully empowered	adjective
plenitude	abundance; completeness	noun
plethora	excess; overabundance	noun
pliable	flexible	adjective
plight	condition, state (especially a bad state or condition); predicament	noun
pluck	courage	noun
plumage	feathers of a bird	noun
plumb	examine critically in order to understand; measure depth (by sounding)	verb
plumb	checking perpendicularly; vertical	adjective
plummet	fall sharply	verb
plutocracy	society ruled by the wealthy	noun
podiatrist	doctor who treats ailments of the feet	noun
podium	pedestal; raised platform	noun
poignancy	quality of being deeply moving; keenness of emotion	noun	*
polarize	split into opposite extremes or camps	verb
polemic	controversy; argument in support of point of view	noun
polemical	aggressive in verbal attack; disputatious	adjective
politic	expedient; prudent; well devised	adjective
polity	form of government of nation or state	noun
polygamist	one who has more than one spouse at a time	noun
polyglot	speaking several languages	adjective
pomposity	self-important behavior; acting like a stuffed shirt	noun
ponderous	weighty; unwieldy	adjective
pontifical	pertaining to pope or bishop; pompous or pretentious	adjective
pore	study industriously; ponder; scrutinize	verb
porous	full of pores; like a sieve	adjective
portend	foretell; presage	verb
portent	sign; omen; forewarning	noun
portly	stately; stout; corpulent	adjective
posseur	person who pretends to be sophisticated, elegant etc. to impress others	noun
posterity	descendants; future generations	noun
posthumous	after death (as of a child born after father's death or book published after author's death)	adjective
postprandial	after dinner	adjective
postulate	self-evident truth	noun
posture	assume an affected pose; act artificially	verb
potable	suitable for drinking	adjective
potent	powerful; persuasive; greatly influential	adjective	*
potentate	monarch; sovereign	noun
potential	expressing possibility; latent	adjective
potion	dose (of liquid)	noun
potpourri	heterogeneous mixture; medley	noun
poultice	soothing application applied to sore and inflamed portions of the body	noun
practicable	feasible	adjective
practical	based on experience; useful	adjective
pragmatic	practical; concerned with practical values	adjective	*
pragmatist	practical person	noun
prate	speak foolishly; boast idly	verb
prattle	babble	verb
preamble	introductory statement	noun
precarious	uncertain; risky	adjective	*
precedent	something preceding in time which may be used as an authority or guide for future decision	noun
precedent	preceding in time, rank, etc.	adjective