| passport |
an official document that shows that the holder is a citizen of a country. A passport gives one the right to travel in other countries and return to one's own country. |
| phrase |
a group or string of words whose meaning cannot be understood by considering the meaning of each word on its own; idiom. In the sentence "She takes after her father," "takes after" is a phrase that means "is similar to" or "resembles." [1/4 definitions] |
| plant |
one of a large group of living things that use sunlight to make their own food. Most plants have leaves, stems, roots and either flowers or cones. Plants use a green pigment called chlorophyll to absorb energy from sunlight. Grasses, trees, vines, vegetables, cactuses, ferns and mosses are plants. [1/5 definitions] |
| platoon |
a military unit of two or more squads that is led by a lieutenant and has its own headquarters. |
| pompous |
showing an exaggerated sense of own's own importance. |
| possess |
to own or have. [1/3 definitions] |
| possessive |
having a strong desire to own and keep things. [1/3 definitions] |
| prefix |
a word part with its own meaning that is added to the beginning of a word to make a new word that has a different meaning. "Re-" in "reform" is a prefix. |
| pride |
a sense of one's own value that is too high. [1/4 definitions] |
| proud |
having respect for one's own independence and worth. [1/3 definitions] |
| province |
one of the divisions of some countries, each with its own government. [1/3 definitions] |
| racist |
a person who believes in the notion that racial groups have basic differences that can make one or more groups superior to others and typically believes that his or her own racial group is superior to all others. [1/3 definitions] |
| ranch |
to own or work on a ranch. [1/2 definitions] |
| self |
one's own being, character, and nature. [1/2 definitions] |
| self-confidence |
faith in oneself and one's own abilities. |
| study |
(plural) one's own learning. [1/10 definitions] |
| take advantage |
to use in a selfish way for one's own benefit; treat selfishly. [1/2 definitions] |
| themselves |
their own selves (used to show that an action is done to the same people who are doing the action). [1/3 definitions] |
| Tibet |
a region of southwestern China, north of the Himalayas. Tibet has its own government and has been a center of Buddhism for over 1,500 years. |
| title |
a legal right to own something such as property or the document that proves it. [1/5 definitions] |
| tolerance |
willingness to accept people whose race, religion, opinions, or habits are different from one's own. [1/2 definitions] |