pestiferous, a. [infectious], [contagious], pestilential; [noxious], [noisome].
pestilence, n. [plague], [scourge], fatal epidemic.
pestilent, a. [pestiferous].
pet, n. fondling, darling, favorite; cosset; tiff.
pet, v. [humor], [coddle], [fondle], cosset, caress, [indulge].
pet, a. favorite, petted, cade.
peter out. (Slang) [dwindle].
petition, n. entreaty, supplication, [prayer].
petition, v. entreat, supplicate, [pray].
petitioner, n. suppliant, [applicant], solicitor.