Vocabulary Words - Eighth Grade - P:

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• par
  (n.) Equal to or the same as something.
  (n.) The number of times an average golfer is expected to hit the ball in a hole.
  
  
• parcel
  (n.) An object or package that is sent through mail.
  
  
• particle
  (n.) A small piece of something.
  
  
• passage
  (n.) A piece of writing.
  (n.) Something that connects two places.
  (n.) A journey or trip.
  (n.) Relating to a new law being made.
  (n.) Relating to time.
  
  
• passenger
  (n.) Someone who is traveling in a car, airplane, or boat but is not driving.
  
  
• peachicks
  (n.) Baby peafowls.
  
  
• peddle
  (v.) To sell something on the street or from door to door.
  
  
• pedestal
  (n.) A structure or column onto which a statue or object is placed.
  
  
• penicillin
  (n.) A medicine that kills bacteria.
  
  
• perceive
  (v.) To see; to notice.
  (v.) To understand.
  
  
• permanent
  (adj.) Something that lasts forever.
  
  
• perspiration
  (n.) Sweat.
  
  
• pewter
  (n.) A metal made from tin and lead.
  
  
• pharynx
  (n.) The tube that carries the air from the mouth to the larynx.
  
  
• pheasant
  (n.) A large bird with a long tail.
  
  
• physics
  (n.) The study of matter and energy.
  
  
• piñata
  (n.) A paper container that has candy inside and is hung from the ceiling, at parties, blindfolded people hit it with a stick until they break it and the candy falls out.
  
  
• platypus
  (n.) An Australian mammal whose babies are hatched from eggs.
  
  
• pleasant
  (adj.) Enjoyable.
  
  
• plot
  (n.) A small area of ground.
  
  
• plunder
  (v.) To rob; to steal.
  
  
• poise
  (n.) Confidence in both behavior and posture.
  
  
• political
  (adj.) Relating to the government.
  
  
• politician
  (n.) Someone who works in politics or in the government.
  
  
• poll
  (n.) A survey of people's opinions.
  
  

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