peasant (pez'ant), tiller of the soil in European countries.
peasantry (pez'ant-ri), peasants, collectively.
pedagogue (ped'a-gog), teacher of children; a schoolmaster.
pedantry (ped'ant-ri), vain display of learning.
pedigree (ped'i-gre), a line of ancestors; descent.
peer (per), one of the same rank; an equal; member of the British nobility.
pellicle (pel'i-k'l), a crystallized film.
pell-mell (pel'-mel'), in utter confusion.
pendent (pen'dent), something which hangs, depends, or is suspended.
penetrate (pen'e-trat), enter into: understand.