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v. Syn. gaze; stare
gaze; stare; look searchingly; company with


Spelling Word: peer
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n. Syn. danger; risk; hazard; jeopardy
danger; risk; hazard; jeopardy; exposure of person or property to injury, loss, or destruction


Spelling Word: peril
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n. Syn. plateau; prairie
without elevations or depressions; flat; smooth; not rich; simple; without beauty; not handsome


Spelling Word: plain
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n. Syn. farm
farm; an area under cultivation; a group of cultivated trees or plants


Spelling Word: plantation
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v. Syn. dive; submerge
dive; submerge; become suddenly lower; decrease dramatically; throw oneself into a substance or place


Spelling Word: plunge
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v.
weigh; weigh in the mind; view with deliberation; examine carefully; consider attentively


Spelling Word: ponder
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n. Syn. prevention
prevention; measure taken beforehand; act of foresight


Spelling Word: precaution
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n.
opinion formed without due examination; leaning toward one side of a question


Spelling Word: prejudice
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n.
something used to preserve, especially a chemical added to foods to inhibit spoilage


Spelling Word: preservative
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a.
supposed to be true; reasonable as a supposition


Spelling Word: presumable