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pacify
/ˈpæsɪfaɪ/
verb
B2+
To calm somebody down, or to bring peace to a place.
pamper
/ˈpæm.pə(ɹ)/
verb
B2+
To treat somebody with far too much indulgence.
paralyze
/ˈpæɹəlaɪz/
verb
B2+
2 meanings
To make someone unable to move.
paraphrase
/ˈpæɹəfɹeɪz/
verb
B2+
To restate someone's words in your own.
parch
/pɑɹt͡ʃ/
verb
B2+
To dry something out completely with heat.
pelt
/pɛlt/
verb
B2+
2 meanings
To throw things hard at somebody, or to rain heavily.
penalize
/ˈpiː.nəl.aɪz/
verb
B2+
To punish somebody for breaking a rule.
pension
/ˈpɛnʃən/
noun
B2+
4 meanings
Money paid regularly to someone who has retired.
perceive
/pəˈsiːv/
verb
B2+
2 meanings
To become aware of something through the senses.
persevere
/ˌpɜːsəˈvɪə/
verb
B2+
To keep trying despite every setback.
pivot
/ˈpɪv.ɪt/
verb
B2+
2 meanings
To turn about a fixed central point.
plunder
/ˈplʌndə/
verb
B2+
To rob a place violently during a war.
poach
/ˈpoʊt͡ʃ/
verb
B2+
2 meanings
To cook gently in water just below boiling.
pollinate
/ˈpɒlɪneɪt/
verb
B2+
To carry pollen from one flower to another.
ponder
/ˈpɒn.də/
verb
B2+
To turn a question over slowly in your mind.
pout
/paʊt/
verb
B2+
2 meanings
To push out the lips to show displeasure.
prance
/ˈpɹɑːns/
verb
B2+
To move with high springing steps.
precede
/pɹɪˈsiːd/
verb
B2+
To come before something in time or order.
preface
/ˈpɹɛfəs/
noun
B2+
2 meanings
The author's introductory note to a book.
prioritise
verb
B2+
To decide what must be dealt with first.
prioritize
/pɹaɪˈɒɹ.ə.taɪz/
verb
B2+
To rank tasks so the most important comes first.
proclaim
/pɹəʊˈkleɪm/
verb
C1
3 meanings
To announce something publicly and officially.
procrastinate
/pɹəʊˈkɹæs.tɪ.neɪt/
verb
B2+
To keep putting off what you should be doing.
procure
/pɹəˈkjʊə/
verb
B2+
To obtain something with some effort.
prod
/pɹɒd/
verb
B2+
2 meanings
To poke someone or something with a finger or a stick.
prohibit
/pɹəˈhɪbɪt/
verb
B2+
To forbid something officially.
proofread
/ˈpɹuːfɹiːd/
verb
B2+
To read a text looking for small errors before publication.
propel
/pɹəˈpɛl/
verb
B2+
2 meanings
To drive something forward.
prosper
/ˈpɹɒspə(ɹ)/
verb
B2+
To grow successful and wealthy.
provision
/pɹəˈvɪʒ.ən/
noun
C1
5 meanings
The act of supplying something that people need.
publicise
/ˈpʌblɪ(ˌ)saɪz/
verb
B2+
To make something widely known.
purify
/ˈpjʊəɹɪfaɪ/
verb
B2+
To make something clean and free of what does not belong.
putt
/pʌt/
verb
B2+
2 meanings
To hit a golf ball gently along the green.