6001 - 7000 Vocabulary List for Visiting Scholars in the USA - Page 66 |
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Word | Type | Used in a Sentence | Synonym |
phonograph | noun | We sold our old phonograph. | old record player |
piety | noun | She showed piety when she was in church | religious devotion |
pike | noun | The soldiers of old used pikes. | long spears |
pilgrim | noun | Many of us are pilgrims in our life. | on a quest for something |
pious | adj. | It was a pious and holy observation. | exhibiting religious reverence |
placid | adj. | The lake became quite placid after the storm. | undisturbed, calm and quiet |
platter | noun | He served the roast on a platter. | big shallow plate |
plea | noun | His one plea was for mercy. | earnest request |
noun | He entered a plea of not guilty. | answer to a crime | |
plight | noun | They were in a terrible plight. | bad or unfortunate situation |