*persecución* f. persecution
*persistir* persist
*persona* f. person
*personaje* m. personage, character
*personal* personal
*persuadir* persuade
*pertenecer* belong
*Perú* m. Peru (country rich in mines); *valer un ——* be worth a fortune; be fraught with meaning
*pesado* heavy, dull, boresome
*pesadumbre* f. grief