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pachyderm	n. any of varioustypes of thick-skinned, four-footed animal, eg an elephant or a rhinoceros
pacifist	n. person who believes in pacifism
pacify	v. calm or soothe the anger or distress of (sb)
padre	n. (used esp as a form of address ) clergyman in the armed forces
paean	n. (fml) song of praise or triumph
painstaking	adj. done with, requiring or taking great care or trouble
palatable	adj. pleasant to taste
palate	n. roof of the mouth
palatial	adj. like a palace
paleontology	study of prehistoric life
palette	n. thin board on which an artist mixes colours when painting, with a hole for the thumb to hold it by
palimpsest	n. manuscript from which the original writing has been removed in order to create space for new writing
pall	v. ~ become uninterestingor boring by being experienced too often
pallet	n. large wooden or metal tray or platform for carrying goods, esp one that can be raised using a fork-lift truck
palliate	v. make(esp a pain or disease) less severe or unpleasant, withoutremoving its cause; alleviate ,
pallid	adj. pale, esp because of illness
palm	n. inner surface of the hand between the wrist and the fingers
palpable	adj. that can be felt or touched
palpitate	v. beat rapidly
paltry	adj. very small; unimportant
pan	n. wide flat (usu metal) container, with a handle or handles, used for cooking food in
panacea	n. ~ remedy for all diseases or troubles
panache	n. confident stylish manner
pandemic	n, adj disease occurring over a whole country or the whole world
Pandemonium	n. wild and noisy disorder or confusion
pander	v. pander to sth/sb (derog ) try to satisfy (a vulgar, weak or immoral desire, or sb having this); gratify sth/sb
panegyric	n. speech or piece of writing praising sb/sth
pang	n. sudden sharp feeling of pain
panoramic	adj. a panoramic view from the top of the tower
pantomime	n. type of play with music, dancing and clowning, based on a traditional story or fairy-tale and usu performed at Christmas
papyrus	n. tall reed-like water-plant with thick fibrous stems used by the Ancient Egyptians to make paper
parable	n. story told to illustrate a moral or spiritual truth
paradigm	n. set of all the different forms of a word
paradox	n. statement that seems to be absurd or contradictory but is or may be true
paragon	n. ~ of sth person who is a perfect example of a quality (used esp in the expression shown)
parallel	adj. (of two or more lines) having the same distance between each other at every point
parallelism	n. state of being parallel; similarity
parameter	n. quantity that does not vary in a particular case but does vary in other cases
paramount	adj. having the greatest importance or significance; supreme
paramour	illicit lover
paranoia	n. mental illness in which a person is obsessed by mistaken beliefs, esp that he is being badly treated by others or that he is somebody very important
paraphernalia	n. numerous small articles or personal belongings, esp the equipment needed for a hobby or sport
paraphrase	n. re-wording of a piece of writing, statement, etc, esp in order to make it easier to understand
parasite	n. animal or plant (eg mistletoe) that lives on or in another and gets its food from it
parched	[ parch: ] to deprive or be deprived of water; dry up
parchment	n. heavy paper-like material made from the skin of sheep or goats and used for writing on
pare	v. trim by cutting away the edges
pariah	n. social outcast
parish	n. area within a diocese, having its own church and clergyman
parity	n. state of being equal; equality
parlance	n. particular way of speaking or use of words; phraseology
parley	n. (esp formerly) meeting between enemies or opponents to discuss terms for peace, etc
parochial	adj. of or relating to a church parish
parody	n. ~ (piece of) speech, writing or music that imitates the style of an author, composer, etc in an amusing and often exaggerated way; comic imitation
paroxysm	n. sudden attack or outburst
parquet	n. flooring made of wooden blocks arranged in a pattern
parry	v. turn aside or ward off (a blow or an attack) by using one's own weapon or one's hand to block it
parsimonious	adj. very careful in spending money or using resources; mean
parsimony	n. excessive carefulness in spending money or using resources; meanness ;