 Pestle - a heavy tool for crushing ( pestle and mortar )  Stevedore – one who loads and unloads ships

 Philanderer - a man who has sexual relationship with

different women  Stimulant - a substance that raises levels of physiological
and nervous activity in the body

 Philanthropist - one who loves mankind  Stir – mixing with a spoon or other utensil

(in pic Angelina Jolie )

 Philatelist - one who collects and studies stamps  Stoic – a person who is unaffected by emotions

 Philately – collection of stamps  Stowaway - one who hides on a ship to obtain a free
passage

 Philistine - a person who is hostile or indifferent to culture

and the arts.  Strait – a narrow passage of water combining two water
bodies

 Philogynist - one who admires and think positive about  Stratagem - a dishonest plan to get things done
women

 Subaltern - of lower status

 Phonetics - the study of the sounds made by the human
voice in speech
 Pilgrim – one who visits holy places  Subjugate – to bring under dominion or control

 Sublimate – to transform into a purer or idealised form

 Pioneer – one who leads a way
 Subpoena – an order requiring a person to attend a court

 Pious – deeply religious  Subservient – to willing to obey other people

 Piscivore – one who lives on eating fishes  Subsistence – income just sufficient to live on

 Plagiarist – one who copies from other writers  Subterfuge – a trick or dishonest way to achieve one’s goal

 Subtle – fine, delicate, precise, minute difference

 Plaintiff – one who brings case in a court

 Sulky – bad-tempered and non-cooperative

 Plaintive – sad sounding sound

 Superfluous – more than enough

 Plague - an unusually large number of insects or animals
infesting a place and causing damage.

 Plaque –an ornamental tablet, typically of metal, porcelain,

or wood, that is fixed to a wall or other surface in
commemoration of a person or event.
 Supplicant – one who prays earnestly for something
 Prim – showing a dislike of anything improper  Amputee – a person whose any part of body is amputed

 Anachronism – something that doesnot belongs to its

 Proclaim – announce officially or publicly
period

 Procrastination - the act of delaying or postponing

 Anaesthetic – substance causing insensitivity to pain

 Prodigy – a young person with exceptional quality  Anagram – a word containing all the letter of another word

 Prognosis – a forecast of a result of a disease or illness  Analgesia – the inability to feel pain

 Prologue – a speech by the dramatist at the beginning of the

play  Anarchist – one who opposes established government and
its rules and laws
Anarchy – absence of government or any form of political
authority

 Propensity - an inclination or natural tendency to behave in

a particular way.
His propensity for violence

 Anatomy – science of study of body parts and structure

 Anecdote – short, amusing story about something

 Prophecy – a prediction of what will happen in the future

 Prophet – one who foretells events correctly  Anemometer – an instrument measuring wind speed or
current of gas