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6001 - 7000 Vocabulary List for Visiting Scholars in the USA - Page 33
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| Word | Type | Used in a Sentence | Synonym |
| peal | verb | The bells will peal out their song. | ringing with a set of changes |
| peninsula | noun | We visited the Olympic peninsula. | land projected into water connected by an isthmus |
| pension | noun | I depend on my pension for money. | retirement benefit |
| perilous | adj. | They set out on a perilous journey. | full of peril, dangerous |
| perplex | verb | That problem can perplex anybody. | confuse or trouble |
| persecute | verb | The government sometimes will persecute unjustly. | oppress or harass |
| pest | noun | He made a pest of himself. | an annoying person, a nuisance |
| petal | noun | The flower had five petals. | part of a flower |
| petticoat | noun | She wore a pink petticoat. | woman's slip or underskirt |
| phantom | noun | He came and went like a phantom. | apparently seen or heard but not real |
| phonograph | noun | We sold our old phonograph. | old record player |
| piety | noun | She showed peity 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 |
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