pestilent (pes'ti-lent), destructive; troublesome.
Petruchio's Kate (pe-troo'chi-o), Petruchio--a character in Shakespeare's play, "Taming the Shrew." His wife, Kate, is called a shrew on account of her ill-temper.
petty (pet'i), small, trifling.
pewter (pu'ter), a hard, tough, but easily fusible alloy of tin with lead.
phalanx (fa'lanks), a body of troops in close array; combination of people firmly united.
phantom (fan'tum), that which has only apparent existence, a ghost.
phenomenon (fe-nom'e-non), pl. phenomena, that which strikes one as strange, unusual, or unaccountable; an appearance.
philanthropist (fi-lan'thro-pist), one who loves mankind, and seeks to promote the good of others.
philosopher (fi-los'o-fer), one who lives according to the rules of practical wisdom; one devoted to the search after wisdom.
phiz (fiz), the face; a humorous abbreviation for physiognomy.