power-hungry
Desiring and seeking more power or control
Dictionary · English 239
Vocabulary ranked by real-world frequency — start with the 1,000 most common words. Definitions adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), review in progress.
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presents
The contents of the present document: the one in which the word presents appears.
priority
An item's relative importance.
promotion
An advancement in rank or position.
poetry
Literature composed in verse or language exhibiting conscious attention to patterns and rhythm.
printed
Put down on paper by a printing press or a computer printer.
physics
The branch of science concerned with the study of the properties and interactions of space, time, matter and energy.
posting
The action of the verb to post.
potentially
In a manner showing much potential; with the possibility of happening in a given way.
pace
A step. — A step taken with the foot.
passenger
One who rides or travels in a vehicle, but who does not operate it and is not a member of the crew.
possession
A control or occupancy of something for which one does not necessarily have private property rights.
pp
proton and proton (used attributively to describe a collision or other interaction of these two particles)
programming
The designing, scheduling or planning of a radio or television program/programme.
publishing
The industry of publishing, including the production and distribution of books, magazines, web sites, newspapers, etc.
privacy
The state of being secluded from the presence, sight, or knowledge of others.
painted
Coated with paint.
preferred
favoured
pulling
The act by which something is pulled.
principle
A fundamental assumption, fundamental law or guiding belief.
progressive
Favouring or promoting progress; advanced.
punishment
The act (action) or process of punishing, imposing and/or applying a sanction, typically by an authority or a person in authority (for example: a parent or teacher), especially when disappointed or dissatisfied with the behavior or actions of a child, student, or someone else being looked after.
participation
The act of participating, of taking part in something.
pregnancy
The condition of being pregnant; an instance of this.
premium
Superior in quality; higher in price or value.
preparing
preparation
pretend
To speak or behave so as to give a false or simulated appearance.
priest
A religious clergyman (clergywoman, clergyperson) who is trained to perform services or sacrifices at a church or temple.
prominent
Standing out, or projecting; jutting; protuberant.
proven
Having been proved; having proved its value or truth.
painful
Causing pain or distress, either physical or mental.
preparation
The act of preparing or getting ready.
purple
A colour between red and blue; violet, though often closer to magenta.
packed
Put into a package.
piano
A percussive keyboard musical instrument, usually ranging over seven octaves, with white and black colored keys, played by pressing these keys, causing hammers to strike strings.
praise
Commendation; favourable representation in words.
presentation
The act of presenting, or something presented.
psychology
The study of the human mind.
partly
In part, or to some degree, but not completely.
petition
A formal written request made by an individual or a group of people to a sovereign or political authority, often containing many signatures, soliciting some grace, right, mercy, or the redress of some wrong or grievance.
phrase
A short written or spoken expression.
physically
In a physical manner.
peaceful
Not at war; not disturbed by strife or turmoil.
photographer
One who takes photographs, typically as an occupation.
prevention
The act of preventing or hindering; obstruction of action, access, or approach; thwarting.
printing
The process or business of producing printed material by means of inked type and a printing press or similar technology.
publicly
In public, openly, in an open and public manner.
parallel
Equally distant from one another at all points.
psychological
Of or pertaining to psychology.
panic
Of fear, fright, etc: overwhelming or sudden.
pursue
To follow urgently, originally with intent to capture or harm; to chase.
pissed
Drunk.
poem
A literary piece written in verse.
powder
The fine particles which are the result of reducing a dry substance by pounding, grinding, or triturating, or the result of decay; dust.
powered
Having its own source of power, or a named source.
popularity
The quality or state of being popular; especially, the state of being widely liked or in favor with the people at large.
photograph
A picture created by projecting an image onto a photosensitive surface such as a chemically treated plate or film, CCD receptor, etc.
pension
An annuity paid regularly as benefit due to a retired employee, serviceman etc. in consideration of past services, originally and chiefly by a government but also by various private pension schemes.
permit
To allow (something) to happen, to give permission for.
perry
A fermented alcoholic beverage made from pears, similar to hard apple cider.