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- PENUMBRAA partially shaded area around the edges of a shadow, especially an eclipse.
- PHANTASMSomething seen but having no physical reality; a phantom or apparition.
- PHANTOMLIKELike a phantom; ghostly.
- PHARMAThe pharmaceutical or drug-making sector.
- PHEROMONESplural of pheromone
- PHONETICRelating to the sounds of spoken language.
- PHONETICALof, or pertaining to phonetics.
- PHONETICSThe study of the physical sounds of human speech, concerned with the physical properties of speech sounds (phones), and the processes of their physiological production, auditory re
- PHONEYAlternative form of phony.
- PICKERYA place where cotton is picked.
- PIGLIKEResembling or characteristic of a pig.
- PILFERINGpresent participle and gerund of pilfer
- PIXELOne of the tiny dots that make up the representation of an image in a computer's memory.
- PIXELATEDOf an image, visibly made of discrete pixels.
- PLAITEDsimple past and past participle of plait
- PLATINUMThe chemical element with atomic number 78 and symbol Pt; a dense, malleable, ductile, highly unreactive, silverish-white transition metal of great value.
- PLAYABLEAble to be played.
- PLAYLIKEResembling or characteristic of a play (dramatic production).
- PLINTHSplural of plinth
- PLOSIVEA speech sound produced by opening a closed vocal tract.
- PLOTTERSplural of plotter
- PLOYSplural of ploy
- PODLIKEResembling a pod.
- POLITICOA politician.
- POLITICOSplural of politico
- POLYMATHA person with extraordinarily broad and comprehensive knowledge.
- POLYMATHSplural of polymath
- POLYMERA long or larger molecule consisting of a chain or network of many repeating units, formed by chemically bonding together many identical or similar small molecules called monomers.
- POLYMERIC(organic chemistry) Of, relating to, or consisting of a polymer. Examples of such compounds include polyurethane foams, PVC foams, and styrofoam.
- PONDEREDsimple past and past participle of ponder
- PONDEROUSHeavy, massive, weighty.
- PORCELAINA hard white translucent ceramic, originally made by firing kaolin, quartz, and feldspar at high temperatures but now also inclusive of similar artificial materials; also often suc
- PORCELAINLIKEResembling porcelain or some aspect of it.
- POSTCARDLIKEResembling or characteristic of a postcard; picturesque.
- POTLIKEResembling a pot.
- POUCHYResembling a pouch; baggy.
- POURERSplural of pourer
- POWDERLIKEResembling powder.
- PRACTICERSplural of practicer
- PREFILESthird-person singular simple present indicative of prefile
- PRISMATICOf or pertaining to a prism; having the form of a prism; containing one or more prisms.
- PRIVYPrivate, exclusive; not public; one's own.
- PROFSplural of prof
- PUGILISMFighting with fists.
- PUNILYIn a puny fashion.
- PUNTERSplural of punter
- PURSELIKEResembling or characteristic of a purse.
- QUADRATICSplural of quadratic
- QUAYA stone or concrete structure on navigable water used for loading and unloading vessels; a wharf.
- QUAYLIKEResembling or characteristic of a quay.
- QUESTEDsimple past and past participle of quest
- QUIDThe inherent nature of something.
- QUIDSplural of quid (rare for UK pound currency usage)
- QUINCEThe pear-shaped fruit of a small tree of the rose family, Cydonia oblonga.
- QUIPSplural of quip
- QUITCLAIMTo relinquish or release (a claim, title, etc.); to transfer (an interest in property).
- QUOTHSaid.
- RADIATORSplural of radiator
- RAVENLIKEResembling or characteristic of a raven.
- RAYLIKEResembling or characteristic of a ray (beam).
- REBUSAn arrangement of pictures, symbols, or words representing phrases or words, especially as a word puzzle.
- RECHEWTo chew again.
- RECITALThe act of reciting (the repetition of something that has been memorized); rehearsal
- RECLUSESplural of recluse
- RECLUSIONLife as a recluse.
- REDLINEA drawing, document, etc. that has been marked for correction or modification.
- REDUCESthird-person singular simple present indicative of reduce
- REDUXOf a topic, redone, restored, brought back, or revisited.
- REFUTEDsimple past and past participle of refute
- REGICIDEThe killing of a king.
- RELIGHTTo light or kindle anew.
- RELISTSthird-person singular simple present indicative of relist
- RELOCKTo lock again.
- RENIGTo renege.
- REPLAYSplural of replay
- RESIDUEThat which persists or remains following the removal or elimination of other elements.
- RESOLUTEFirm, unyielding, determined.
- RETIMEDsimple past and past participle of retime
- RETRIEDsimple past and past participle of retry
- REVERBSthird-person singular simple present indicative of reverb
- RIGHTEDsimple past and past participle of right
- RIGHTEOUSFree from sin or guilt.
- RIGHTEOUSLYIn a righteous manner.
- RODLIKEResembling a rod, usually in shape
- ROGUELIKE
- ROUNDERSA team sport played with bat and ball with one fielding side and one batting side. It is similar to softball and baseball.
- RUFFIANEDsimple past and past participle of ruffian
- SANDLIKEresembling sand
- SAUCERLIKEResembling a saucer.
- SAVORYTasty, attractive to the palate.
- SAXOPHONICOf or pertaining to the saxophone.
- SCALARHaving magnitude but not direction.
- SCAMPINGpresent participle and gerund of scamp
- SCANTEDsimple past and past participle of scant
- SCATHEDsimple past and past participle of scathe
- SCENTEDHaving a pleasant aroma.
- SCHISMA split or separation within a group or organization, typically caused by discord.
- SCIENTERdeliberately, knowingly
- SCOUNDRELA mean, worthless fellow; a rascal; a villain; a person without honor or virtue.
- SCOUNDRELLYLike or befitting a scoundrel.