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- personification B2 Personification is a figure of speech that gives human qualities to animals, objects, or ideas.
- phenomenon C1 A phenomenon is an event, situation, or fact that is observed and often unusual or interesting.
- pinky A pinky is the smallest finger on your hand.
- placebo C1 A placebo is a harmless treatment with no active medicine, used in studies or sometimes to help someone feel better thr…
- pragmatic B2 Pragmatic means focused on practical results rather than theory or ideals.
- preempt To preempt is to act first in order to prevent something from happening or to gain an advantage.
- presumption Presumption is an assumption that something is true, often made without enough proof.
- pretentious C1 Pretentious describes someone who tries to seem more important, intelligent, or cultured than they really are.
- principal B2 A principal is the person in charge of a school or the most important person or thing in a situation.
- principle B2 A principle is a basic rule or belief that guides how someone thinks or behaves.
- procrastination Procrastination is the habit of delaying tasks that you should do now.
- protagonist B1 A protagonist is the main character in a story, play, or film.
- quintessential C1 Quintessential means being the most typical or perfect example of something.
- racism B2 Racism is the belief that some races are better or worse than others, leading to unfair treatment.
- resilience B2 Resilience is the ability to recover quickly and stay strong after difficulties or stress.
- rhetoric C1 Rhetoric is the art of using language to persuade or impress people, sometimes without much real substance.
- satire B2 Satire is a way of using humor and exaggeration to criticize people, ideas, or society.
- schadenfreude C1 Schadenfreude is pleasure you feel when someone else has a problem or fails.
- scrutinize C1 To scrutinize means to examine something very carefully in order to notice details or find problems.
- semantics C1 Semantics is the study of meaning in language, including what words, phrases, and sentences mean.