▸ Specimen Drawer

Qualities & Amounts — Lesson 11

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odor

ˈoʊdər

Any property detected by the olfactory system — the flowers had a sweet odor.

The odor from the garbage was terrible.

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ounce

aʊns

A unit of apothecary weight equal to 480 grains or one twelfth of a pound — there isn't an ounce of doubt in my mind.

The recipe calls for four ounces of butter.

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parallel

pəˈræləl

Something having the property of being analogous to something else — the two investigations are running in parallel.

The two railway tracks are parallel to each other.

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parking

ˈpɑːrkɪŋ

Space in which vehicles can be parked — the parking lot is full.

There's no parking on this street.

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patch

pætʃ

A small contrasting part of something — she sewed a patch onto her jeans.

She sewed a patch onto her jeans.

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patience

ˈpeɪʃəns

Good-natured tolerance of delay or incompetence — you need to have patience.

You need to have patience.

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peak

piːk

The most extreme possible amount or value — we're at the peak of summer.

The mountain peak was covered in snow.

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perfect

ˈpɝː.fekt

Complete and correct in every way, of the best possible type or without fault — you have a perfect English accent.

a perfect day

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pink

pɪŋk

A light red color that is a blend of red and white — his new car is pink.

She wore a pink dress to the party.

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pint

paɪnt

A unit of liquid measurement, equal to approximately 0 — can I have a pint of lager, please?

Can I have a pint of lager, please?

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pitch

pɪtʃ

The property of sound that varies with variation in the frequency of vibration — our team has been training on this pitch all week.

The players ran onto the pitch before the match started.

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plenty

ˈplɛnti

A full supply — she's got plenty of friends.

There's plenty of food for everyone.

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