Vocabulary Words - Seventh Grade - P:

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• padlock
  (n.) A removable lock with a curved piece that snaps closed.
  
  
• pancreas
  (n.) An organ that makes digestive enzymes to break down sugars, proteins, and fats.
  
  
• parachute
  (n.) A large piece of cloth intended to help people who jump out of a plane to fall safely to the ground.
  
  
• parallel
  (n.) A line on a map that makes an imaginary circle around the Earth, going east-west.
  
  
• pardon
  (v.) To forgive.
  
  
• participate
  (v.) To take part in something.
  
  
• passport
  (n.) A small official document you get from your country's government to show who you are and allow you to travel to other counties.
  
  
• patriotic
  (adj.) Showing love for their country and taking pride in it.
  
  
• perfection
  (n.) Ideal quality.
  
  
• performance
  (n.) Presentation like a concert or a play.
  
  
• perfume
  (n.) A liquid with a strong pleasant smell that women put on their skin.
  
  
• permission
  (n.) Something that is allowed.
  
  
• permit
  (v.) To allow.
  (n.) A document that allows you to do something.
  
  
• pharmacy
  (n.) A store or part of a store where you can buy medicines.
  
  
• phase
  (n.) One of the stages in a process of development or change.
  (n.) A particular stage or period in doing something.
  
  
• photograph
  (n.) A picture that is made with a camera.
  
  
• photography
  (n.) The making of pictures by a camera.
  
  
• plague
  (v.) To cause pain or trouble.
  (n.) A deadly disease spread to many people.
  
  
• plaid
  (n.) A pattern of lines and squares on clothing.
  
  
• plasma
  (n.) A clear, yellowish fluid that is part of the blood.
  
  
• platelet
  (n.) A small cell found in blood that helps the blood to clot.
  
  
• platform
  (n.) A flat, raised place where you stand to give a speech or get on and off a train.
  
  
• plod
  (v.) To move slowly and without energy.
  
  
• plunge
  (v.) To move or fall suddenly forward or downward.
  
  
• popular
  (adj.) Liked by a lot of people.
  
  

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