pent (pĕnt), shut up or confined.

Penˈte-cost (pĕnˈte᷵-kŏst), a festival of the Christian church observed annually in remembrance of the descent of the Holy Ghost upon the disciples; the seventh Sunday after Easter.

peˈon (pēˈŏn), a common laborer; a serf in some countries.

peˈo-ny (pēˈō-nĭ), a large, showy flower, red, pink, or pure white.

Pequod or Pequot (pēˈkwŏt; pēˈkwōt), an Algonquian tribe of North American Indians.

perˈad-venˈture (pĕrˈăd-vĕnˈtu᷵r), perhaps.

per-amˈbu-laˈtion (pĕr-ăm-bu᷵-lāˈshŭn), walk.

per-cepˈti-ble (pĕr-sĕpˈtĭ-b’l), able to be seen; noticeable.

perˈemp-tor-y (pĕrˈĕmp-tō-rĭ), final, positive.

per-fidˈi-ous inˌsti-gaˈtion (pẽr-fĭdˈĭ-ŭs ĭnˌstĭ-gāˈshŭn), treacherous goading.