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  • ply/plaɪ/verbC24 meaningsTo travel a route regularly.
  • poacher/ˈpoʊ.t͡ʃɚ/nounC1Somebody who hunts on land where they have no right.
  • poignancy/ˈpɔɪnjən(t)si/nounC1The quality of touching you sharply and sadly.
  • pointe/pwæ̃t/nounC1Dancing on the tips of the toes.
  • points/pɔɪnts/nounC1The movable rails that send a train onto another line.
  • poise/pɔɪz/
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Calm, confident self-control, especially under pressure.
  • poll/pɔl/nounC12 meaningsA count of public opinion.
  • poltergeist/ˈpoʊl.tɚˌɡaɪst/nounC1A spirit said to move objects about and make noise.
  • polyglot/ˈpɒlɪɡlɒt/nounC1Somebody who speaks many languages.
  • polygraph/ˈpɒliɡɹæf/nounC1A machine that records bodily signs to test for lying.
  • pomp/ˈpɒmp/nounC1Splendid ceremony and display.
  • pond/pɒnd/nounB12 meaningsA small area of still water, smaller than a lake.
  • populace/ˈpɒpjʊləs/nounC1The ordinary people of a place.
  • popularizationnounC1The act of putting expert knowledge into a form the general public can enjoy and take up widely.
  • population/ˌpɒp.jʊˈleɪ.ʃən/nounB14 meaningsThe number of people living in a place.
  • populismnounC1Politics that appeals to ordinary people against the elite.
  • port/pɔːt/nounB14 meaningsA socket that a cable plugs into.
  • porter/ˈpɔɹtɚ/nounB1+3 meaningsSomeone whose job is carrying luggage for travellers or hotel guests.
  • portfolio/pɔːtˈfəʊ.liˌəʊ/nounC14 meaningsA set of work someone has done, gathered to show what they can do.
  • portico/ˈpɔːtɪkəʊ/nounC1A covered entrance with columns in front of a doorway.
  • portrayal/ˌpɔɹˈtɹeɪ.əl/nounC1The way somebody is represented in a work.
  • positioning/pəˈzɪʃənɪŋ/nounC1The place a brand aims to hold in people's minds.
  • positioning statementnounC1The written claim about who a brand is for.
  • possessor[pʰəˈzɛsə(ɹ)]nounC1Somebody who has or owns something.
  • postal roundnounC1The route one deliverer covers each day.
  • posture/ˈpɒst͡ʃə/nounB24 meaningsThe way a person holds their body when standing or sitting.
  • pot lucknounC1Taking whatever happens to be available.
  • potency/ˈpəʊtənsi/nounC1Strength and power to have an effect.
  • potential/pəˈtɛnʃəl/nounB23 meaningsAbility or quality that exists but has not yet been developed.
  • potion/ˈpəʊ.ʃən/nounB22 meaningsA magical drink.
  • potter/ˈpɒtə/nounB22 meaningsSomebody who makes pots and other objects from clay.
  • poverty linenounC1The income below which a person counts as poor.
  • power of attorney/ˌpaʊə(r) əv əˈtɜː(r)niː/nounC1Permission to sign and decide on somebody else's behalf.
  • pox/pɑks/nounC1A disease that leaves the skin marked with spots.
  • practitioner/pɹækˈtɪʃənə/nounC1Somebody who works in a profession or an art.
  • pragmatism/ˈpɹæɡmətɪzəm/nounC1Dealing with things as they actually are.
  • pragmatistnounC1Somebody guided by what works rather than by theory.
  • preamble/ˈpɹiːˌambəl/nounC1An opening statement that leads into the main text.
  • precedence/ˈpɹɛsɪd(ə)ns/nounC12 meaningsThe right to come before others.
  • precedent/ˈpɹɛs.ɪ.dənt/nounC1An earlier decision that later cases must follow.
  • precinct/ˈpɹisɪŋkt/nounB22 meaningsAn area of a town closed to traffic.
  • precipice/ˈpɹɛsɪpɪs/nounC1A sheer drop, or the edge of disaster.
  • precipitate/pɹɪˈsɪpɪteɪt/nounC1A solid that appears out of a solution.
  • precision/pɹɪˈsɪʒ.ən/nounC1Being exact and definite.
  • precursor/pɹɪˈkɜː.sə/nounC1Something that comes before and leads to another.
  • predator/ˈpɹɛd.ə.tɚ/nounC12 meaningsAn animal that hunts and kills other animals for food.
  • predecessor/ˈpɹiːdɪsɛsə(ɹ)/nounC1The one who held the post before you.
  • predicate/ˈpɹɛd.ɪ.kət/nounC1The part of a sentence that says what the subject does.
  • predominance/pɹəˈdɒmɪnəns/nounC1The state of being the strongest or most common.
  • preface/ˈpɹɛfəs/nounB2+2 meaningsThe author's introductory note to a book.
  • preference/ˈpɹɛf(ə)ɹ(ə)ns/nounB24 meaningsA liking for one thing more than another.
  • prejudice/ˈpɹɛd͡ʒədɪs/nounC13 meaningsAn unfair opinion formed before you know anything.
  • preliminary/pɹɪˈlɪmɪn(ə)ɹi/adjectiveC12 meaningsComing first, before the main work.
  • prelude/ˈpɹɛljuːd/nounB2+2 meaningsSomething that comes before and leads into the main event.
  • premeditation/ˌpɹiː.mɛ.dɪˈteɪ.ʃən/nounC1The planning of an act, especially a crime, in advance.
  • premier/ˈpɹɛm.iː.ə/adjectiveC12 meaningsFirst in importance or in quality.
  • premise/ˈpɹɛm.ɪs/nounC13 meaningsA statement an argument starts from and treats as true.
  • premium/ˈpɹiː.miː.əm/nounC13 meaningsA regular payment made to keep an insurance policy in force.
  • premonition/ˌpriːməˈnɪʃən/nounC12 meaningsA feeling that something, usually bad, is about to happen.
  • preparation/ˌpɹɛpəˈɹeɪʃ(ə)n/nounB22 meaningsThe work of getting ready.