Lesson 216 - The Ultimate Vocabulary Course for Competitive Exams: GRE, GMAT, TOEFL, IELTS & More | Learn English

Emoji	Word	Past	Past Participle	Third Person Singular	Gerund	Meaning	Example Sentence	Example Expression	Example Expression Meaning	Synonyms	Antonyms	Collocations

#6450 👀 ••••••	perceptive /pərˈsɛptɪv/ adjective ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	Having or showing keen insight, understanding, or awareness. ••••••	She is very perceptive and quickly notices when something is wrong. ••••••	a perceptive eye ••••••	an ability to notice and understand things quickly and accurately ••••••	insightful, observant, discerning, sharp, intuitive ••••••	unaware, oblivious, ignorant ••••••	perceptive mind, perceptive analysis, perceptive observation, highly perceptive ••••••
#6451 💔 ••••••	perfidy /ˈpɜrfɪdi/ noun ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	the act of betrayal or deceit; treachery ••••••	The politician's perfidy shocked even his closest supporters. ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	treachery, betrayal, disloyalty, deceit, duplicity ••••••	loyalty, faithfulness, honesty ••••••	act of perfidy, political perfidy, perfidy and betrayal ••••••
#6452 🕵️ ••••••	perfidious /pərˈfɪdiəs/ adjective ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	deceitful and untrustworthy ••••••	The spy was executed for his perfidious actions. ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	treacherous, deceitful, disloyal, unfaithful, duplicitous ••••••	loyal, faithful, trustworthy ••••••	perfidious act, perfidious betrayal, perfidious nature ••••••
#6453 🔥 ••••••	perfervid /pərˈfɜrvɪd/ adjective ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	intensely passionate or fervent ••••••	She gave a perfervid speech in defense of human rights. ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	fervent, passionate, ardent, zealous, intense ••••••	apathetic, indifferent, unemotional ••••••	perfervid speech, perfervid enthusiasm, perfervid devotion ••••••
#6454 ✨ ••••••	perfectible /pərˈfɛktəbl/ adjective ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	capable of being made perfect or improved ••••••	Human nature is imperfect but perfectible. ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	improvable, correctable, amendable, fixable ••••••	irredeemable, hopeless ••••••	perfectible nature, perfectible system, perfectible design ••••••
#6455 🌱 ••••••	perennial /pəˈrɛniəl/ adjective ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	lasting or existing for a long time, or recurring continually ••••••	Climate change is a perennial concern for scientists. ••••••	perennial favorite ••••••	something that is always liked or chosen over time ••••••	everlasting, enduring, persistent, continual, constant ••••••	temporary, short-lived, fleeting ••••••	perennial problem, perennial plant, perennial issue, perennial concern ••••••
#6456 📢 ••••••	peremptory /pəˈrɛmptəri/ adjective ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	Insisting on immediate attention or obedience, especially in a commanding way. ••••••	The officer gave a peremptory order to evacuate the building. ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	authoritative, commanding, dictatorial, decisive, imperious ••••••	submissive, hesitant, weak ••••••	peremptory order, peremptory tone, peremptory command ••••••
#6457 🧳 ••••••	peregrination /ˌpɛrəɡrɪˈneɪʃən/ noun ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	A long journey or wandering, especially on foot. ••••••	Their peregrination across Asia lasted two years. ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	journey, travel, wandering, expedition, roaming ••••••	stay, residence ••••••	long peregrination, peregrination across, peregrination of ••••••
#6458 🌍 ••••••	peregrinate /ˈpɛrəɡrɪˌneɪt/ verb ••••••	peregrinated ••••••	peregrinated ••••••	peregrinates ••••••	peregrinating ••••••	To travel or wander from place to place. ••••••	He loved to peregrinate across the countryside during summer. ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	wander, roam, travel, journey, explore ••••••	settle, stay ••••••	peregrinate the world, peregrinate through, peregrinate across ••••••
#6459 🔥 ••••••	perdition /pərˈdɪʃən/ noun ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	A state of eternal spiritual ruin, often referring to hell or damnation. ••••••	The preacher warned that greed would lead to perdition. ••••••	go to perdition ••••••	to be damned or ruined eternally ••••••	hell, damnation, ruin, destruction, doom ••••••	salvation, redemption ••••••	eternal perdition, lead to perdition, fall into perdition ••••••
#6460 🥁 ••••••	percussion /pərˈkʌʃən/ noun ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	Musical instruments that are played by striking, shaking, or scraping, such as drums or cymbals. ••••••	The percussion section added rhythm and energy to the orchestra. ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	drumming, rhythm, beat, striking, tapping ••••••	silence, stillness ••••••	percussion instruments, percussion ensemble, percussion music, percussion section ••••••
#6461 ☕ ••••••	percolator /ˈpɜːrkəleɪtər/ noun ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	A device used for brewing coffee by continually cycling boiling water through coffee grounds. ••••••	She made a fresh pot of coffee using the percolator. ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	coffee maker, brewer, coffeepot ••••••	kettle ••••••	coffee percolator, electric percolator, old-fashioned percolator ••••••
#6462 💧 ••••••	percolate /ˈpɜːrkəleɪt/ verb ••••••	percolated ••••••	percolated ••••••	percolates ••••••	percolating ••••••	To filter gradually through a porous surface or substance; to spread slowly. ••••••	The rainwater percolated through the soil into the groundwater. ••••••	percolate through ••••••	to gradually pass or spread through something ••••••	filter, seep, trickle, infiltrate, penetrate ••••••	block, stop, clog ••••••	percolate through, percolate slowly, percolate coffee ••••••
#6463 🔎 ••••••	percipient /pərˈsɪpiənt/ adjective ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	Having good understanding or insight; able to perceive things clearly. ••••••	As a percipient critic, she recognized the deeper meaning of the play. ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	perceptive, observant, discerning, insightful ••••••	unaware, oblivious ••••••	percipient observer, percipient analysis, percipient view ••••••
#6464 🧠 ••••••	percipience /pərˈsɪpiəns/ noun ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	The ability to perceive, understand, or notice things quickly. ••••••	His percipience in reading people made him a great negotiator. ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	insight, perception, awareness, discernment ••••••	ignorance, blindness ••••••	keen percipience, show percipience, remarkable percipience ••••••
#6465 ⭐ ••••••	pentagram /ˈpɛntəˌɡræm/ noun ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	A five-pointed star often used as a symbol in magic, mysticism, or religion. ••••••	The wizard drew a pentagram on the floor as part of the ritual. ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	five-pointed star, star symbol, occult star, magical star, mystic star ••••••	circle, square, triangle ••••••	draw a pentagram, magical pentagram, inverted pentagram, protective pentagram ••••••
#6466 🧠 ••••••	perception /pərˈsɛpʃən/ noun ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	The ability to see, hear, or become aware of something; an interpretation of sensory information. ••••••	Public perception of the issue has changed over time. ••••••	change perception ••••••	To alter the way people view or interpret something ••••••	awareness, understanding, recognition, insight, cognition ••••••	ignorance, misunderstanding ••••••	public perception, perception of reality, perception gap ••••••
#6467 🔎 ••••••	perceptible /pərˈsɛptəbl̩/ adjective ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	Able to be noticed or recognized by the senses or the mind. ••••••	There was a perceptible change in the atmosphere. ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	noticeable, detectable, discernible, observable ••••••	imperceptible, invisible, unnoticeable ••••••	perceptible change, perceptible difference, barely perceptible ••••••
#6468 👀 ••••••	perceive /pərˈsiːv/ verb ••••••	perceived ••••••	perceived ••••••	perceives ••••••	perceiving ••••••	To become aware of or recognize something through the senses or the mind. ••••••	She perceived a change in his tone of voice. ••••••	perceive as ••••••	To regard or interpret something in a particular way ••••••	notice, detect, observe, discern, sense ••••••	ignore, overlook, miss ••••••	perceive as, perceive reality, perceive threat, perceive difference ••••••
#6469 🚶 ••••••	perambulate /pəˈræmbjʊˌleɪt/ verb ••••••	perambulated ••••••	perambulated ••••••	perambulates ••••••	perambulating ••••••	To walk through or travel around, especially for leisure. ••••••	They perambulated the old town, enjoying the sights. ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	stroll, wander, roam, saunter, amble ••••••	run, sprint, rush ••••••	perambulate the city, perambulate the park, leisurely perambulate ••••••
#6470 🎯 ••••••	per se /pɜːr ˈseɪ/ adverb ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	By or in itself; intrinsically. ••••••	The idea is not bad per se, but it needs improvement. ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	intrinsically, inherently, essentially, fundamentally ••••••	extrinsically, externally ••••••	not per se, per se rule, per se illegal, per se valid ••••••
#6471 👷 ••••••	peon /ˈpiːɒn/ noun ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	a low-ranking worker, often performing menial tasks ••••••	The office peon delivered the files to each department. ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	servant, worker, helper, attendant, subordinate ••••••	boss, master, superior ••••••	office peon, loyal peon, school peon, menial peon ••••••
#6472 🥀 ••••••	penury /ˈpɛnjʊri/ noun ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	extreme poverty or destitution ••••••	He grew up in penury but became successful later in life. ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	poverty, destitution, deprivation, need, hardship ••••••	wealth, prosperity, affluence ••••••	live in penury, escape penury, extreme penury, penury-stricken ••••••
#6473 💸 ••••••	penurious /pəˈnjʊəriəs/ adjective ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	extremely poor; poverty-stricken; miserly ••••••	The penurious family struggled to buy food. ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	poor, impoverished, destitute, needy, stingy ••••••	rich, wealthy, affluent ••••••	penurious state, penurious family, penurious lifestyle, penurious conditions ••••••
#6474 🌑 ••••••	penumbra /pəˈnʌmbrə/ noun ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	a partially shaded area around the shadow of an object, especially during an eclipse ••••••	The moon’s penumbra created a dim shadow over the Earth. ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	shadow, shade, gloom, obscurity, twilight ••••••	light, brightness, clarity ••••••	lunar penumbra, solar penumbra, penumbra region, penumbra shadow ••••••
#6475 🔖 ••••••	penultimate /pəˈnʌltɪmət/ adjective ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	second to the last in a sequence or series ••••••	She finished the penultimate chapter before going to sleep. ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	second-to-last, next-to-last, preceding, prior, before-last ••••••	last, final ••••••	penultimate chapter, penultimate round, penultimate episode, penultimate day ••••••
#6476 ⚛️ ••••••	pentavalent /ˌpɛntəˈveɪlənt/ adjective ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	Having a valence of five, especially in chemistry. ••••••	Phosphorus can exist in a pentavalent state. ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	five-valent, chemical valence, pentatomic, quinquivalent ••••••	univalent, divalent, trivalent ••••••	pentavalent compound, pentavalent state, pentavalent element ••••••
#6477 🏅 ••••••	pentathlon /pɛnˈtæθlɒn/ noun ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	An athletic contest featuring five different events. ••••••	She trained hard to compete in the modern pentathlon. ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	athletic contest, sports competition, multi-event, decathlon (related) ••••••	single race, individual event ••••••	modern pentathlon, Olympic pentathlon, compete in pentathlon ••••••
#6478 📖 ••••••	pentameter /pɛnˈtæmɪtər/ noun ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	A line of verse consisting of five metrical feet. ••••••	Shakespeare often wrote his plays in iambic pentameter. ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	verse line, poetic meter, iambic line, rhythm line ••••••	prose, free verse ••••••	iambic pentameter, write in pentameter, lines of pentameter ••••••
#6479 📐 ••••••	pentahedron /ˌpɛntəˈhiːdrən/ noun ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	A solid geometric figure with five faces. ••••••	In geometry class, the teacher explained the structure of a pentahedron. ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	five-faced solid, polyhedron, geometric figure, 3D shape ••••••	cube, sphere ••••••	regular pentahedron, geometric pentahedron, study pentahedron ••••••

Lesson 216 - The Ultimate Vocabulary Course for Competitive Exams: GRE, GMAT, TOEFL, IELTS & More

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