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Piety
: MEANING: Devotion to God or to religious practices.
SENTENCE: The nuns live lives of piety and charitable works.
Placate:
MEANING: Pacify; bring peace to
SENTENCE: The teacher tried to placate the upset mother whose child had
failed in the class.
Placid:
MEANING: Peaceful, calm
SENTENCE: Her dog was quite placid, and did not struggle when the vet
gave him an injection.
Plasticity:
MEANING: The quality of being easily shaped or moulded
SENTENCE: Fine clay, at the right degree of plasticity, is more useful.

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Plethora:
MEANING: An abundance or excess or something
SENTENCE: She had a plethora of potential dates; 10 boys asked her out.
Plummet
: MEANING: Drop sharply; fall straight down.
SENTENCE: During the first minute or so of a skydive, the diver
plummets towards earth in free fall; then, he activates a parachute and
floats down at what seems like a relatively leisurely pace.
Polemical:
MEANING: Involving controversy or dispute
SENTENCE: Don’t discuss politics with your parents; it will only end up
in a polemical argument.
Porous:
MEANING: Full of holes or openings
SENTENCE: The border between the USA and Mexico was porous before
they built the wall.
Pragmatic:
MEANING: A person or solution that takes a realistic
approach
SENTENCE: My daughter wants a unicorn for her birthday, which isn’t
very pragmatic.
Platitude:
MEANING: A trite or obvious remark; a cliche
SENTENCE: The pep talk the boss gave to his team was full of platitudes.
Preamble
: MEANING: Introductory statement, preface
SENTENCE: His early publications were just a preamble to his later,
extensive written works.
Preclude:
MEANING: Prevent from happening, make impossible
SENTENCE: Taking the Pill precluded her from falling pregnant.

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