1.psyche n．心智．精神(soul, mind)
詞根記憶：psych(心理)+e——心智，精神：原指“普賽克”仙女，Psyche是人類靈魂的象征，以長著蝴蝶翅膀的少女形象出現(xiàn)，和愛神丘比特相戀
例：After years of abuse, Mary's psyche was deeply scarred.
同根詞：psychiatry(n.精神病學)；psychopathic(a.患精神病的)：psychotic（a./n.精神病的，瘋子）；psychic(a．精神的)

2.psychological a.心理學的（of or relating to psychology）；心理的,精神的
詞根記憶：psycho(心靈，精神)+log(說)+ical(……的)——心理的，精神的
例：Besides yielding such psychological rewards as relief from stress, deep relaxation, if practiced regularly, can strengthen the immune system and produce a host of other physiological benefits.
派生詞：psychologically( ad.心理上地；心理學上地)

3.psychopath n.精神變態(tài)者(a person affected with antisocial personality disorder)
詞根記憶：psycho(精神)+path(病患者)——精神病患者——精神變態(tài)者
例：The psychopath was imprisoned in a private cell.
同根詞：psychosis(n．精神病，變態(tài)心理)

4.pugnacious a.好斗的(having a quarrelsome or combative nature)
詞根記憶：pugn(打斗)+acious(多……的)——好斗的
例：The Olympic Games helped to keep peace among the pugnacious states of the Greek world.
派生詞：pugnacity(n.好斗性)

5.pulp n.漿狀物(substance with a soft texture similar to these)；紙漿(soft mass of wood fibre, used for making paper)
和bulb(n.球形物：鱗莖)一起記
例：wood pulp 木質(zhì)紙漿

6.punishable a．可罰的；該罰的(liable to or deserving punishment)
詞根記憶：來自punish(v.懲罰)
例：Because of a law passed in 1933 making it a crime punishable by imprisonment for a United States citizen to hold gold in the form of bullion or coins, immigrants found that on arrival in the United States they had to surrender all of the gold they had brought with them.
同根詞：punishment(n．懲罰)

7.pup n．小狗(a young dog);幼獸(one of the young of various animals)：v.產(chǎn)崽(to give birth to pups)
注意：pub(n．小酒館)
例：rat pups幼鼠

8.purchase v.購買(to constitute the means for buying)；n．購買(an act or instance of purchasing)；支點（阻止東西下滑）(a mechanical hold)
聯(lián)想記憶：pur+chase(追逐)——為了得到緊俏的商品而競相追逐——購買
例：Homeowners aged 40 t0 50 are more likely to purchase ice cream and are more likely to purchase it in larger amounts than are members of any other demographic group.

9.purchaser n．買方，購買者(buyer)
詞根記憶：來自purchase(v.購買)
例：They typically are instituted at the urging of the supplier rather than the purchaser.
同根詞：purchasable(a．可買的)