English Words From Voice of America (Charles Kelly)

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P

the amount of money for which anything is bought, sold or offered for sale

a place where a person is kept as punishment for a crime

of or about a person or group that is secret; opposite public

something offered or won in a competition; something of value that one must work hard for to get

for, supporting (pro-labor, pro-government)

a good chance of taking place; a little more than possible

a difficult question or situation with an unknown or unclear answer

an operation or series of changes leading to a desired result

to make; to create; to cause something to be; to manufacture

a job that requires special training