Pamper
Meaning: to treat someone very kindly
Sentence: My grandmother likes to pamper me by giving me sweets.
Pamphlet
Meaning: a small booklet
Sentence: The camera comes with a pamphlet which explains how it works.
Packaging
Meaning: material used to wrap an object
Sentence: The packaging was sturdy enough to protect the goods.
Panda
Meaning: a large, bear-like, black-and-white animal found in china
Sentence: The panda is an endangered animal.
Pandemonium
Meaning: uproar and complete confusion
Sentence: Pandemonium broke out when the news was announced.
Paddock
Meaning: a small field where horses are kept
Sentence: The horses are grazing on the grass in the paddock.
Pantograph
Meaning: a device used for copying a plan or drawing on a different scale
Sentence: A pantograph has a scale system of hinged and jointed rods.
Painstaking
Meaning: very careful and thorough
Sentence: He works with painstaking attention to detail.
Parachute
Meaning: an umbrella-like device on which people or things can float to the ground from an aircraft
Sentence: He fell forty thousand feet before opening his parachute
Palpate
Meaning: to medically examine part of the body by touching it
Sentence: For initial diagnosis doctors usually palpate the patient.
Parade
Meaning: a procession that displays people or things
Sentence: The school band was at the front of the parade on sports day
Palsy
Meaning: complete or partial muscle paralysis
Sentence: Her grandmother was bedridden after a severe attack of palsy.
Paradox
Meaning: self-contradictory statement that is or may be true
Sentence: ?More haste, less speed? is an example of a paradox.
Parasite
Meaning: an animal or plant that lives in or on another animal or plant, from which it gets its food
Sentence: Our crop has been safe from parasite attacks for years and now
Paragraph
Meaning: one or more sentences on a single subject.
Sentence: The teacher told Arif to write a paragraph on discipline.
Paratrooper
Meaning: a person trained to be dropped from an aircraft by parachute
Sentence: He always wanted to be a paratrooper because it seemed exciting
Parakeet
Meaning: small, long-tailed parrot
Paratroops
Meaning: troops trained to be dropped from aircraft by parachute
Sentence: Ali is fond of adventures and would like to join the paratroops
Parallel
Meaning: side by side and the same distance apart from each other for their whole length
Sentence: Parallel lines never converge.
Parcel
Meaning: something wrapped up to be sent by post or carried easily
Sentence: A parcel has arrived for you in the post today.
Paralysis
Meaning: a state of being unable to move
Sentence: A snake bite can sometimes cause paralysis.
Parenthesis
Meaning: a pair of brackets
Sentence: He always states the name of his department in parenthesis.
Paramount
Meaning: more important than anything else
Sentence: Her paramount goal was to win the race.
Paraphernalia
Meaning: numerous pieces of equipment, belongings, etc.
Sentence: The hikers carried all their camping paraphernalia in backpacks.
Parliament
Meaning: the assembly that makes a countrys laws
Sentence: The parliament passed a law to make child labour illegal.
Paraphrase
Meaning: to give the meaning in different words
Sentence: The teacher asked the class to paraphrase the poem.
Parrot
Meaning: a brightly-coloured tropical bird that can learn to repeat words etc.
Sentence: Ali has a talking parrot.
Parsley
Meaning: a small, green plant used to flavour and decorate food
Sentence: Garnish the pasta with parsley.
Pasture
Meaning: land covered with grass that cattle or horses can eat
Sentence: His horse is grazing in the pasture behind the house.
Patience
Meaning: the quality of staying calm
Sentence: A teacher needs patience to deal with young children.
Participate
Meaning: to take part in
Sentence: They asked as many people as possible to participate in the charity event.
Pavilion
Meaning: a building for use by players and spectators at a cricket ground
Sentence: All of the batsman?s sixes landed on the roof of the pavilion
Passenger
Meaning: a person who is driven or carried in a vehicle or aircraft
Sentence: The passenger next to me slept through the whole flight
Peacock
Meaning: a male bird with a long, brightly-coloured tail that it can spread out like a fan
Pearl
Meaning: a small, shiny, white ball found in the shells of some oysters and used as a jewel
Sentence: The beautiful white pearl was very expensive.
Password
Meaning: a word you need to know to be given access to something
Sentence: Ali could not check his e-mail because he forgot his password
Peasant
Meaning: a farm labourer, a worker on the land
Sentence: The peasant was very busy at harvest time.
Pastry
Meaning: dough made with flour, fat and water, rolled flat and baked
Sentence: If the oven is too hot, the pastry might burn.
Pedestrian
Meaning: a person who is walking
Sentence: A pedestrian should look in both directions before crossing the road.
Pentathlon
Meaning: an athletic contest consisting of five events The Czech athlete won a gold medal in the pentathlon.
Penalise
Meaning: to punish
Sentence: The teacher decided to penalise the student for not doing his homework.
Peppermint
Meaning: a kind of mint used for flavouring
Sentence: Peppermint is used to give a fresh taste to chewing gum.
Percentage
Meaning: an amount expressed as a proportion of 100
Sentence: The percentage of students taking college exams has increased this year.
Pendant
Meaning: an ornament worn hanging on a chain around the neck
Sentence: She is wearing a pink pendant to match her dress.
Perch
Meaning: a place where a bird sits or rests
Sentence: A crow was using the television antenna as a perch.
Pendulum
Meaning: a weight hung so that it can swing to and fro, especially in a clock
Sentence: The clock?s pendulum needs to be repaired.
Percussion
Meaning: musical instruments such as drums or cymbals
Sentence: The tabla is a percussion instrument.
Penguin
Meaning: an Antarctic seabird that cannot fly but uses its wings for swimming
Perfectionist
Meaning: a person who likes to do things perfectly
Sentence: He is a perfectionist and it shows in his work.
Penicillin oun)
Meaning: an antibiotic obtained from mould
Sentence: Penicillin was discovered by Sir Alexander Fleming.
Pension
Meaning: an income consisting of regular payments made by a government or firm to someone who is retired
Sentence: She is old and makes ends meet with a meagre pension
Periscope
Meaning: a device with a tube and mirrors used on submarines to see over the waters surface
Sentence: The crew of the submarine is blind without a periscope.
Permissible
Meaning: permitted or allowed
Sentence: The permissible speed limit on the motorway is 120 km/hour.
Persuade
Meaning: to make someone believe or agree to do something We tried to persuade our teacher to take us on a field trip to the zoo.
Perpendicular
Meaning: at a right angle (90 degrees) to a line or surface
Sentence: The perpendicular staircase was difficult to climb.
Pessimist
Meaning: a person who expects that things will turn out badly
Sentence: A pessimist always sees the glass as half empty.
Pesticide
Meaning: a substance for killing harmful insects and other pests
Sentence: The farmer used a pesticide to protect his crop.
Perseverance
Meaning: continued steady effort to achieve an aim
Sentence: Your perseverance will lead you to success.
Petroleum
Meaning: an oil found underground that is refined to make fuel
Sentence: The price of petroleum has recently escalated.
Persian
Meaning: to do with Persia, the country now known as Iran
Sentence: Persian carpets are beautiful.
Petunia
Meaning: a garden plant with brightly coloured funnel-shaped flowers
Sentence: This petunia plant won the prize because of its beautiful purple flowers.
Persistent
Meaning: determined to continue doing something
Sentence: How do you deal with a persistent salesman who won?t take no for an answer?
Phantom
Meaning: a ghost; something that does not really exist
Sentence: He says he was attacked by a phantom but nobody seems to believe him.
Phenomenon
Meaning: an event or fact, especially one that is remarkable
Sentence: The solar eclipse was quite a phenomenon.
Philanthropy
Meaning: the practice of performing charitable actions The community benefited from the rich mans philanthropy.
Piano
Meaning: a large musical instrument with a keyboard
Sentence: Sara has learnt how to play a new tune on the piano.
Philosopher
Meaning: a person who has developed a set of ideas and beliefs about the meaning of life
Sentence: Aristotle was a famous philosopher.
Piccolo
Meaning: a small high-pitched flute
Sentence: The music teacher is teaching him how to play the piccolo.
Phosphorus
Meaning: a chemical substance that glows in the dark Phosphorous is an essential component of safety matches.
Piece
Meaning: a part or portion of something
Sentence: I need a small piece of cloth to make a dress for my doll.
Photograph
Meaning: a picture made by the effect of light or other radiation on film, using a camera
Sentence: We were told to dress smartly for our class photograph
Pilgrimage
Meaning: a journey to a holy place for religious reasons
Sentence: Every year, Muslims from around the world gather at Mecca for the holy pilgrimage known as Hajj.
Photographer
Meaning: a person who takes photographs
Sentence: The photographer is loading film into his camera.
Photosynthesis
Meaning: the process by which green plants use sunlight to turn carbon dioxide and water into food, giving off oxygen
Sentence: Photosynthesis is a natural process which provides plants with food
Pirouette
Meaning: a spinning movement of the body made while balanced on the point of the toe or on one foot A pirouette is a difficult dance movement.
Plague
Meaning: a dangerous illness that spreads very quickly
Sentence: The plague killed a lot of people.
Planetarium
Meaning: a domed building in which images of stars and planets are projected onto the ceiling
Sentence: We are going on a field trip to the planetarium.
Policy
Meaning: the plan of action of a person or group
Sentence: It is the school?s policy to expel any student caught cheating.
Political
Meaning: connected with the governing of a country
Sentence: Lenin was a famous political figure.
Politician
Meaning: one who is a member of parliament or of the government
Sentence: The politician gave a wonderful speech.
Pledge
Meaning: a solemn promise
Pollination
Meaning: fertilisation of a plant with pollen
Sentence: Pollination usually takes place in spring.
Plight
Meaning: a difficult situation
Sentence: The plight of the refugees brought tears to my eyes.
Plumber
Meaning: a person who fits and mends water pipes
Sentence: The plumber charged a lot of money for his work.
Polythene
Meaning: a lightweight plastic used to make bags and wrappings
Sentence: Our school discourages the use of polythene because it harms the environment.
Plunge
Meaning: to dive
Sentence: It is dangerous to plunge into the shallow end of the swimming pool.
Porcupine
Meaning: a small animal covered with long quills
Practical
Meaning: able to do or make useful things
Sentence: He is renowned for his practical approach.
Porpoise
Meaning: a sea animal rather like a small whale
Practise
Meaning: to do something repeatedly in order to become better at it
Sentence: You must practise playing the piano every day.
Prawn
Meaning: an edible shellfish like a large shrimp
Precarious
Meaning: not very safe or secure
Sentence: The museum is in a financially precarious position.
Possession
Meaning: something you own
Sentence: This collection of books is my most valuable possession.
Precaution
Meaning: something done to prevent future trouble or danger She took the precaution of taking an umbrella with her in case it rained.
Possessive
Meaning: wanting to possess and keep things for yourself
Sentence: The possessive girl refused to share her toys with her friends.
Predecessor
Meaning: an earlier person or thing
Sentence: His predecessor retired after thirty years of service.
Posture
Meaning: a particular position of the body, or the way in which a person sits, stands or walks
Sentence: His erect posture made him stand out in a crowd.
Prejudice
Meaning: an unfavourable opinion or dislike formed without examining the facts fairly
Sentence: His prejudice against his co-workers did not go unnoticed
Pottery
Meaning: cups, plates, etc. made of baked clay
Sentence: Multan is famous for its blue and white pottery.
Preliminary
Meaning: first stage of something
Sentence: The winner of the preliminary matches will go on to play the cricket finals.
Premiere
Meaning: the first public performance of a play or film
Sentence: Julia Roberts attended the premiere of her new film.
Presumably
Meaning: according to what you may suppose Presumably the plane was late because of bad weather.
Premonition
Meaning: a feeling that something is about to happen, especially something bad
Sentence: Aliya had a premonition that her cat was going to be ill
Presume
Meaning: to suppose; assume something to be true
Sentence: I presume you have studied for your examination.
Preoccupied
Meaning: having your thoughts completely busy with something The preoccupied boy was too lost in his thoughts to notice anything wrong.
Presumptuous
Meaning: too bold or confident
Sentence: The duchess would not put up with presumptuous servants.
Prescription
Meaning: a doctors written order for medicine
Sentence: The prescription made out by the doctor was not legible.
Previous
Meaning: coming before this; preceding
Sentence: All his previous crimes were pardoned by the judge.
Preserve
Meaning: to keep something safe
Sentence: We should preserve our culture for future generations.
Privileged
Meaning: having an advantage or opportunity that others do not have
Sentence: He enjoyed a privileged childhood.
Pressure
Meaning: an influence that persuades or compels one to do something
Sentence: He performs well under pressure.
Procedure
Meaning: an orderly way of doing something
Sentence: The procedure for changing the fuse was a complex one.
Profession
Meaning: an occupation that needs special education and training
Sentence: I am a doctor by profession.
Professional
Meaning: having or showing high levels of skill
Sentence: My brother is a professional footballer but I am just an amateur.
Professor
Meaning: a senior teacher at a university
Sentence: The professor gave his students a long lecture.
Psychology
Meaning: the study of the mind and how it influences behaviour She spent three years at university studying psychology.
Publication
Meaning: a published book or newspaper
Sentence: His publication won first prize at the convention.
Promenade
Meaning: a place suitable for walking
Sentence: Since the weather was so nice, grandfather and I walked along the promenade.
Punctuation
Meaning: marks such as commas, full stops, and brackets put into a piece of writing to make it easier to read
Sentence: She habitually neglects to use punctuation in her sentences
Punish
Meaning: to make a person suffer because he or she has done something wrong
Sentence: The police will punish the thief by sending him to prison
Pygmy
Meaning: a specie that is much smaller than other similar kinds The pygmy hippopotamus is one species facing extinction.
Pronunciation
Meaning: the way a word is pronounced
Sentence: Unless you have heard a word before, it is difficult to know its correct pronunciation.
Pyramid
Meaning: a structure with a square base and sloping sides that meet in a point at the top
Sentence: He made a pyramid from sand at the beach.
Proprietor
Meaning: the owner of a shop or business
Sentence: The new proprietor plans to install security cameras in the shop.
Python
Meaning: a large snake that kills its prey by coiling round and crushing it
Playing
Meaning: You might know that playing with friends is very fun!
Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis
Meaning: Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicavolcanoconiosis is a form of the illness pneumoconiosis, caused by the inhalation of a fine silica dust found in most volcanoes.
Predominant
Meaning: more noticeable or important, or larger in number, than others
Sentence: Research forms the predominant part of my job.
Synonyms: dominant, dominating, main, potent, prevailing, prevalent, weighty
Antonyms: inferior, minor, secondary, subordinate, unimportant, inconsequential, trivial
Purport
Meaning: to pretend to be or to do something, especially in a way that is not easy to believe
Sentence: The study purports to show an increase in the incidence of the disease.
Synonyms: acceptation, aim, bearing, burden, connotation, core, design, drift, gist, heart, idea, import, intent, intention, matter, meat, message, nub, object, objective, pith, plan, point, purpose, score, sense, significance, signification, spirit, stuff, substance, tendency, tenor, thrust, understanding, upshot, intendment, significancy
Purveyor
Meaning: a business that provides goods or services
Sentence: a purveyor of leather goods
Synonyms: administrator, attendant, curator, waiter
Peremptory
Meaning: expecting to be obeyed immediately and without any questions
Sentence: Peremptory means “putting an end to or precluding a right of action, debate, or delay.” During jury selection each lawyer has a certain number of peremptory challenges, allowing them to dismiss a potential juror without assigning cause.
Synonyms: absolute, arbitrary, assertive, autocratic, binding, bossy, categorical, certain
Antonyms: easygoing, indulgent, laid-back, lax, lenient, mild, moderate
Perfunctory
Meaning: Perfunctory means “mechanical” or “lacking in interest or enthusiasm.” It comes from the Latin perfungi, meaning “get through with."
Sentence: His smile was perfunctory.
Synonyms: cursory, offhand, sketchy, superficial
Antonyms: careful, complete, detailed, thorough
Profligacy
Meaning: Profligate means “wildly extravagant.”
Sentence: He will have to renounce his lifestyle of privilege and profligacy.
Synonyms: recklessness, absurdity, amenity, dissipation, exaggeration
Antonyms: economy, frugality, lack
Pabulum
Meaning: Pabulum first referred to any nourishment consumed by plants or animals. After a highly nutritious but bland baby food began using the similar sounding brand name Pablum, pabulum gained a new meaning: “insipid, simplistic, or bland.”
Sentence: pabulum is also used to describe writing that is boring.
Synonyms: diet, food, fuel, nutrient, nutriment, support, sustenance
Pusillanimous
Meaning: Despite its meaning “lacking courage and resolution,” pusillanimous is not related to pussycat or pussyfoot.
Sentence: Someone might be called pusillanimous if he or she has backed down from a fight
Synonyms: afraid, chicken, cowardly, gutless, tame, timid, timorous
PALLIATE
Meaning: make (a disease or its symptoms) less severe without removing the cause.
PALPABLE
Meaning: (of a feeling or atmosphere) so intense as to seem almost tangible.
PALTRY
Meaning: (of an amount) very small or meagre.
PANACEA
Meaning: a solution or remedy for all difficulties or diseases.
PARADIGM
Meaning: a typical example or pattern of something; a pattern or model.
PAROCHIAL
Meaning: relating to a Church parish.
PARODY
Meaning: an imitation of the style of a particular writer, artist, or genre with deliberate exaggeration for comic effect.
PARSIMONIOUS
Meaning: very unwilling to spend money or use resources.
PARTISAN
Meaning: a strong supporter of a party, cause, or person.
PATENT
Meaning: a government authority or licence conferring a right or title for a set period, especially the sole right to exclude others from making, using, or selling an invention.
PATERNAL
Meaning: of or appropriate to a father.
PATHOLOGY
Meaning: the science of the causes and effects of diseases, especially the branch of medicine that deals with the laboratory examination of samples of body tissue for diagnostic or forensic purposes.
PATRIARCH
Meaning: the male head of a family or tribe.
PATRICIAN
Meaning: an aristocrat or nobleman.
PATRONIZE
Meaning: treat in a way that is apparently kind or helpful but that betrays a feeling of superiority.
PAUCITY
Meaning: the presence of something in only small or insufficient quantities or amounts.
Sentence: a paucity of information
Synonyms: dearth, insufficiency, smallness, absence, deficiency, famine, fewness
Antonyms: sufficiency, abundance, enough, plenty
PECCADILLO
Meaning: a relatively minor fault or sin.
PEDANTIC
Meaning: excessively concerned with minor details or rules; overscrupulous.
PEJORATIVE
Meaning: expressing contempt or disapproval.
PENCHANT
Meaning: a strong or habitual liking for something or tendency to do something.
PENITENT
Meaning: feeling or showing sorrow and regret for having done wrong; repentant.
PENSIVE
Meaning: engaged in, involving, or reflecting deep or serious thought.
PERENNIAL
Meaning: lasting or existing for a long or apparently infinite time; enduring or continually recurring.
PERFIDY
Meaning: the state of being deceitful and untrustworthy.
PERIPATETIC
Meaning: travelling from place to place, in particular working or based in various places for relatively short periods.
PERIPHERY
Meaning: the outer limits or edge of an area or object.
PERJURY
Meaning: the offence of wilfully telling an untruth or making a misrepresentation under oath.
PERMEATE
Meaning: spread throughout (something); pervade.
PERNICIOUS
Meaning: having a harmful effect, especially in a gradual or subtle way.
PERQUISITE
Meaning: a benefit which one enjoys or is entitled to on account of one's job or position.
PERTINENT
Meaning: relevant or applicable to a particular matter; apposite.
PERTURB
Meaning: make (someone) anxious or unsettled.
PERUSE
Meaning: read (something), typically in a thorough or careful way.
PERVADE
Meaning: (especially of a smell) spread through and be perceived in every part of.
PETULANT
Meaning: (of a person or their manner) childishly sulky or bad-tempered.
PHILISTINE
Meaning: a person who is hostile or indifferent to culture and the arts.
PIOUS
Meaning: devoutly religious.
PIVOTAL
Meaning: of crucial importance in relation to the development or success of something else.
