Sixth Level Vocabulary List for Visiting Scholars in the USA - Page 33

Word Type Used in a Sentence Synonym
painstaking adj. She checked each item with painstaking care. thorough
pang noun When he moved his foot he felt a pang of pain. twinge
parish noun He lived in a rural parish. community
parlor noun She sat in the parlor with her friends. front room
parson noun The parson came to visit us at our home. cleric
pastry noun The boy enjoyed eating pastry. cookies, cake
pavilion noun We visited a number of pavilions in China. structure or building
peacock noun The peacock strutted showing all his ornate feathers. type of bird
peg verb We must peg down the tent before the storm. fasten with stakes
noun We needed another peg for our tent. stake