| 5000 Vocabulary List for Visiting Scholars in the USA - Page 425 | |||
| Word | Type | Used in a Sentence | Synonym |
| poultry | noun | Poultry is excellent food for dinner. | fowl |
| pound | noun | He weighed 200 pounds. | .45 kilograms |
| verb | Don't pound on the TV. | hammer | |
| pour | verb | She poured me a cup of tea. | filled |
| verb | The river poured over its banks. | flooded | |
| poverty | noun | Poverty can make you appreciate money. | destitution |
| powder | noun | The rock was crushed to powder. | ground fine |
| power | noun | Power is desired by many politicians. | authority |
| noun | The electric power is not working. | energy | |
| noun | The motor doesn't have enough power. | strength | |
| powerful | adj. | He was a powerful athlete. | strong |
| practical | adj. | We want a practical solution. | realistic |
| practically | adv. | The lion was practically tame. | almost |