| 5000 Vocabulary List for Visiting Scholars in the USA - Page 402 | |||
| Word | Type | Used in a Sentence | Synonym |
| pedal | verb | We pedaled our bikes to town. | rode |
| peddler | noun | The peddler was selling fruit. | hawker |
| pedestrian | noun | The pedestrians were in the street. | people on foot |
| peel | verb | You must peel the orange before eating. | skin |
| noun | The peel is not edible. | rind | |
| peep | verb | I will peep in at the children. | quick look |
| peer | noun | He peered at the book. | stared |
| pen | noun | The form must be filled out with a pen. | in ink |
| penalty | noun | The penalty for murder is death. | punishment |
| pencil | noun | Bring a pencil to your class. | writing stick |
| penetrate | verb | We must penetrate the enemy's defenses. | invade |
| peninsula | noun | Gibraltar is a peninsula. | strip of land |