| 5000 Vocabulary List for Visiting Scholars in the USA - Page 405 | |||
| Word | Type | Used in a Sentence | Synonym |
| period | noun | This is it, period! | end of discussion |
| periodical | noun | Each month he reads a periodical. | magazine |
| perish | verb | He perished in the attempt. | died |
| verb | Food will perish unless refrigerated. | decline | |
| permanent | noun | This is not my permanent home. | long lasting |
| permission | noun | You must have permission to visit. | authorization |
| permit | noun | You must have a permit to park here. | license |
| verb | We do not permit them to go there. | allow | |
| perpetual | adj. | She will get a perpetual allowance. | continuous |
| perplex | verb | This has long perplexed mankind. | puzzled |
| persecute | verb | The Romans persecuted the Christians. | tortured |
| persevere | verb | She will persevere in her belief. | persist |
| persist | verb | He persists in arguing. | continues |