perplexed
— Adjective
– English
~ full of difficulty or confusion or bewilderment; "perplexed language"; "perplexed state of the world"
perplexedly
— Adverb
– English
~ in a perplexed manner; "he looked at his professor perplexedly"
perplexing
— Adjective
– English
~ lacking clarity of meaning; causing confusion or perplexity; "sent confusing signals to Iraq"; "perplexing to someone who knew nothing about it"; "a puzzling statement"
perplexity
— Noun
– English
~ trouble or confusion resulting from complexity
perquisite
— Noun
– English
~ a right reserved exclusively by a particular person or group (especially a hereditary or official right); "suffrage was the prerogative of white adult males"
perquisite
— Noun
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~ an incidental benefit awarded for certain types of employment (especially if it is regarded as a right); "a limousine is one of the fringe benefits of the job"
Perry
— Noun
– English
~ United States commodore who led the fleet that defeated the British on Lake Erie during the War of 1812; brother of Matthew Calbraith Perry (1785-1819)
perry
— Noun
– English
~ a fermented and often effervescent beverage made from juice of pears; similar in taste to hard cider
Perry
— Noun
– English
~ United States philosopher (1876-1957)
Perry Mason
— Noun
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~ fictional detective in novels by Erle Stanley Gardner
Perry
— Noun
– English
~ United States admiral who led a naval expedition to Japan and signed a treaty in 1854 opening up trade relations between United States and Japan; brother of Oliver Hazard Perry (1794-1858)
Persea Americana
— Noun
– English
~ tropical American tree bearing large pulpy green fruits
Persea borbonia
— Noun
– English
~ small tree of southern United States having dark red heartwood
persecute
— Verb
– English
~ cause to suffer; "Some religious groups are persecuted in some countries"
persecution
— Noun
– English
~ the act of persecuting (especially on the basis of race or religion)
persecutor
— Noun
– English
~ someone who torments
persephone
— Noun
– English
~ (Greek mythology) daughter of Zeus and Demeter; made queen of the underworld by Pluto in ancient mythology; identified with Roman Proserpina
persepolis
— Noun
– English
~ an ancient city that was the capital of the ancient Persian Empire; now in ruins
Perseus
— Noun
– English
~ a conspicuous constellation in the northern hemisphere; between Auriga and Cassiopeia and crossed by the Milky Way