Vocabulary English-English With P Part 3
Polygamy (noun)
marriage in which a spouse of either sex may have more than one mate a the same time
- Polygamy is allowable in Islamic tradition but is prohibited in Turkish law.
Polyp (noun)
a projecting mass of swollen and hypertrophied or membrane; a coelenterate that has typically a hollow cylindrical body surrounded by tentacles armed with nematocysts
- The ability that humans have to change the earth’s surface is rivaled only by colonies of tiny coral polyps, which over millions of years form massive coral reefs of limestone.
Pomp (noun)
a ceremonial or festival display as a train of followers or a pageant
- The four-day visit, aimed at patching up differences between the two countries over issues such as the Iraq war, will be laden with state events and royal pomp such as Tuesday evening's state banquet in Putin's honor.
Pool (noun)
an aggregation of the interests or property of different persons made to further a joint undertaking by subjecting them to the same control and a common liability
- Over one's working life, that may be true, but a bachelor's degree, for example, could be a minimum prerequisite that keeps you from being screened out of the applicant pool.
Ponder (verb)
to consider carefully and at length
- Program directors and staff ponder the disruptive dynamism of these new heathcare reforms. In a short time, the reforms might well be a dynamic instability in the care and networking of patients with cardiovascular diseases.
Portfolio (noun)
the securities held by an investor: the commercial paper held by financial house like a bank
- It's a good bet rates will rise if the prime rate increases, since the lender's cost of doing business will be higher. Or they may change if the lender sells its portfolio of customers to another bank.
Portion (noun)
one of the parts into which something is divided
- In 1848, the Virginia portion of land donated as part of the District of Columbia was returned to that state.
Pose (verb)
to present for attention or consideration; to put or set forth
- As researchers continue to search the skies for objects that pose an impact risk, they are also beginning discussions on how to deflect an object on a collision course with Earth.
Possession (noun)
those articles which belong to someone
- Junko left most of her possessions with her parents before leaving to the United States.
Post (noun)
an office or position to which a person is appointed
- He steadily advanced at the UN, holding posts in budget, personnel, and refugee affairs.
Postpone (verb)
to put off until a later time
- The exam was postponed until the next week.
Posturing (noun)
the act of representing oneself in a given character or as other than what one is
- Political posturing is quite common in presidential elections.
Power plant (noun)
a building or complex in which electricity is produced
- Atmospheric carbon dioxide, methane, and nitrous oxides from coal and oil burning power plants, cars, and other fossil fuel burning sources have climbed along with the world population, with as yet unknown effects on the climate system.
Prairie (noun)
a large area of level or rolling land in the Mississippi River valley that has deep fertile soil, a cover of tall coarse grasses, and few trees
- The Midwestern part of the United States is characterized by vast prairies, rich agricultural farmland, and intense thunderstorms.
Precipitate (verb)
something brought about by a cause
- In 1861_1862, Federal forces pushing southward from St. Louis captured Forts Henry and Donelson on the Tennessee and Cumberland rivers, which precipitated the Battle of Shiloh.
Precise (adjective)
clearly, fully, and sometimes emphatically expressed
- To maintain flexibility, stretching must be performed at least everyday (every 36 hours to be precise).
Preconceived (adjective)
to form an opinion prior to actual knowledge or experience
- The Battle of Shiloh would change all preconceived notions that the Civil War would be short lived.
Precursor (noun)
a forerunner; one that proceeds and indicates the approach of another
- If language evolved by gradual Darwinian natural selection, we must be able to find some precursor of it in our closest relatives, the chimpanzees.
Predator (noun)
one that preys, destroys, or devours
- Sea lions, seals, and sharks are natural predators of the salmon.
Predecessor (noun)
one that precedes; especially : a person who has previously occupied a position or office to which another has succeeded
- Scientists have unearthed three 160,000_year_old human skulls in Ethiopia that are the oldest known and best preserved fossils of modern humans' immediate predecessors.
Preface (noun)
a short section of preliminary remarks
- Renaissance books established the convention of the preface that is found in most books of today.
Preliminary (adjective)
Avian (bird) mortality is being studied currently to determine if industrial wind turbine farms contribute to the demise of large birds of prey such as golden and bald eagles.
- Preliminary results indicate that avian mortality is specific to the site (if it's on a flyway), not the turbines in general.
Prescribed (adjective)
relating to setting forth expressly and authoritatively
- Not only have national parks been thinking about this option, private land owners have been debating prescribed burning as well.
Presumably (adverb)
according to a tentative assumption
- While a psychologist openly shares psychological principles to promote treatment, psychics use psychology as a personal tool to manipulate the client, known as the sitter, presumably for the sitter's own good.
Prevalence (noun)
the quality or condition of being usual
- Its prevalence rate makes autism one of the most common developmental disabilities.
Prey (noun)
one that is made to suffer injury, loss, or death
- Venom is then injected into the prey by an opening near the tip of the fang.
Primarily (adverb)
for the greater or larger part; mostly
- Sulfates, which originate primarily in coal fired power plants, started rising around 1900.
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