| A | B |
| diagram | a picture drawn to explain an idea |
| diagnose | to identify a disease through symptoms |
| diaphanous | almost transparent |
| perambulate | to walk through, over or around |
| percolate | to drip through a small opening or to filter a liquid |
| perforate | to make holes in something |
| persistence | continuing stubbornly without giving up; determination |
| pervasive | having the power to be spread or to pass through |
| diagonal | a straight line through a figure from one corner to another corner |
| diaphragm | a membrane that separates one thing from another, such as the chest cavity and the abdominal cavity |
| dia, per | through across |