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19,295 words · meanings, pronunciation and origins · ranked by use

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  • periphery/pəˈɹɪf.ə.ɹi/nounC1The outer edge of an area or a subject.
  • perish/ˈpɛɹɪʃ/verbB23 meaningsTo die, especially in an accident, a disaster or a war.
  • perishable/ˈpɛ.ɹɪ.ʃə.bəl/adjectiveB2+Liable to go bad if not kept cool or moved fast.
  • perjurer/ˈpəɹdʒəɹəɹ/nounC1Somebody who lies under oath.
  • perjury/ˈpɜː(ɹ)d͡ʒəɹi/nounC1Lying under oath in court.
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A nice extra that comes with a job.
  • perky/ˈpɝki/adjectiveB2Jaunty and full of pep.
  • permanence/ˈpɜɹmənəns/nounC1The quality of lasting for good.
  • permanent/ˈpɜː.mə.nənt/adjectiveB12 meaningsLasting forever, or meant to.
  • permanent contractnounB1An agreement with no set end date.
  • permanent waynounC2The track and everything that carries it.
  • permanently/ˈpɜː.mə.nənt.li/adverbB2In a way meant to last for good.
  • permeate/ˈpɜːmiˌeɪt/verbC1To spread right through every part of something.
  • permission/pəˈmɪʃ.ən/nounA2Official or formal consent to do something.
  • permit/pɚˈmɪt/verbB22 meaningsTo give official permission.
  • permutation/ˌpɜː.mjʊˈteɪ.ʃən/nounC1One of the possible orders a set can be put in.
  • pernicious/pəˈnɪʃəs/adjectiveC1Doing serious harm in a quiet gradual way.
  • perpendicular/ˌpɜː.pənˈdɪk.jə.lə(ɹ)/adjectiveB2+Meeting at a perfect right angle.
  • perpetrator/ˈpɜː(ɹ).pɪˌtɹeɪt.ə(ɹ)/nounB2+The one who committed the crime.
  • perpetual/pɚˈpɛt͡ʃuəl/adjectiveC13 meaningsNever ending; continuing for all time.
  • perpetuate/pəˈpɛt͡ʃʊeɪt/verbC1To keep something going that ought to stop.
  • perpetuity/ˌpɜː(ɹ)pɪˈtjuːɪti/nounC1A state of lasting for ever.
  • perplexed/pɚˈplɛkst/adjectiveB2+Puzzled and unable to understand something.
  • perplexity/pəˈplɛksɪti/nounC1A state of being puzzled and unable to understand.
  • persecute/ˈpɝsəkjut/verbC1To treat somebody cruelly because of who they are.
  • persecution/ˌpɝsəˈkjuʃən/nounC1Sustained cruel treatment of a group because of their identity or beliefs.
  • persevere/ˌpɜːsəˈvɪə/verbB2+To keep trying despite every setback.
  • persimmon/pɜːˈsɪmən/nounB2+A sweet orange fruit that must be fully ripe.
  • persist/pɚˈsɪst/verbC12 meaningsTo continue in spite of difficulty or opposition.
  • persistence/pəˈsɪst(ə)ns/nounB2+2 meaningsRefusing to quit no matter how many times you fail.
  • persistent/pəˈsɪstənt/adjectiveB23 meaningsContinuing for a long time without stopping or easing.
  • person/ˈpɜː.sən/nounA12 meaningsOne single human being.
  • person specificationnounC1The list of qualities a candidate must have.
  • personal/ˈpɜː.sə.nəl/adjectiveA13 meaningsBelonging or relating to one particular person.
  • personal bestphraseB1The best result a person has achieved themselves.
  • personal protective equipmentnounB2The gear worn to keep a worker safe.
  • personality/pɜː.səˈnæ.lə.tɪ/nounA2+2 meaningsSomebody's whole way of thinking, feeling and behaving.
  • personification/pɚˌsɑ.nə.fəˈkeɪ.ʃən/nounC1The writing about a thing as though it were a person.
  • personify/pə(ɹ)ˈsɒnɪfaɪ/verbC1To be the living example of a quality.
  • personnel/pɝ.səˈnɛl/nounB2The people employed by an organisation.
  • perspective/pɚˈspɛk.tɪv/nounB22 meaningsThe angle from which one person sees a matter.
  • perspicacious/ˌpɜː.spɪˈkeɪ.ʃəs/adjectiveC2Quick to notice and understand what others miss.
  • perspiration/ˌpɜːspəˈɹeɪʃən/nounB2+The moisture the skin gives off when hot.
  • perspire/pəˈspaɪə(ɹ)/verbC2To sweat.
  • persuade/pə(ɹ)ˈsweɪd/verbB1+2 meaningsTo make someone agree to do something by giving them reasons.
  • persuasion/pəˈsweɪʒ(ə)n/nounB2+2 meaningsBringing somebody to your view by reasons.
  • persuasive/pə(ɹ)ˈsweɪsɪv/adjectiveB2+Good at making people agree with you.
  • persuasivelyadverbC1In a way that brings others round to your view.
  • pert/pɜːt/adjectiveC2Cheeky in a lively and attractive way.
  • pertinent/ˈpəːtɪnənt/adjectiveC1Directly to the point being discussed.
  • perturbedadjectiveC1Made anxious or uneasy.
  • perunounB1+A country on the western coast of South America.
  • peruse/pəˈɹuːz/verbC1To read something thoroughly and carefully.
  • perv/pɜːv/nounC1A man whose sexual conduct is thought creepy or unacceptable.
  • pervade/pɜː(ɹ)ˈveɪd/verbC1To spread through and be felt everywhere.
  • pervasive/pəˈveɪ.sɪv/adjectiveC2Spreading through every part of something.
  • perverse/pɚˈvɝs/adjectiveC22 meaningsDeliberately doing the opposite of what is wanted.
  • perversion/pəˈvɜː.ʒən/nounC1A turning of something good to a corrupt use.
  • perversity/pə(ɹ)ˈvɜː(ɹ)sɪti/nounC2A wilful determination to do the opposite of what is wanted.
  • pervert/ˈpəː.vəːt/verbB2To turn something good to a bad purpose.