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  • partially/ˈpɑɹʃəli/adverbC1To some extent, but not entirely.
  • particle/ˈpɑːtɪkl̩/nounB2+2 meaningsAn extremely small piece of matter.
  • partisan/ˈpɑː.tɪˌzæn/adjectiveC1Loyal to one side and unwilling to be fair to the other.
  • partisanship/ˌpɑːtɪˈzænʃɪp/nounC1Strong loyalty to one side, at the cost of fairness.
  • partition/pɑːˈtɪ.ʃən/nounB2+2 meaningsA light wall dividing a space into parts.
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A person who ruins the mood of a celebration.
  • pass outphraseB22 meaningsTo lose consciousness suddenly.
  • pass the buckphraseC1To push responsibility onto somebody else.
  • passable/ˈpæsəbəl/adjectiveB2+2 meaningsGood enough and no more.
  • passenger/ˈpæs.ɪn.d͡ʒə/nounA2+2 meaningsA person travelling in a vehicle without driving or working on it.
  • passion/ˈpæʃən/nounB13 meaningsVery strong feeling, especially of love.
  • passive/ˈpæs.ɪv/adjectiveC12 meaningsAccepting what happens without acting.
  • pasty/ˈpeɪsti/adjectiveC12 meaningsUnhealthily pale.
  • pat/pæt/verbB15 meaningsTo touch someone or something gently and repeatedly with a flat hand.
  • patent/ˈpeɪtənt/nounC12 meaningsThe exclusive right to make and sell an invention.
  • patently/ˈpeɪtəntli/adverbC1So plainly that nobody could miss it.
  • paternal/pəˈtɜː.nəl/adjectiveC1To do with a father, or fatherly in feeling.
  • pathological/ˌpæθ.əˈlɑd͡ʒ.ɪ.kəl/adjectiveC1Caused by disease, or compulsive beyond reason.
  • pathologistnounC1A doctor who studies disease and examines the dead.
  • pathology/pəˈθɒləd͡ʒi/nounC1The branch of medicine that examines diseased tissue and body fluids to identify what is wrong and, after a death, why.
  • pathos/ˈpeɪˌθɒs/nounC1The quality in something that stirs pity.
  • patina/ˈpætɪnə/nounC1The soft sheen age gives to a surface.
  • patriarch/ˈpeɪtɹɪɑːk/nounC12 meaningsThe old man at the head of a family or tribe.
  • patrician/pəˈtɹɪʃən/nounC1A member of an old aristocratic family.
  • patron/ˈpeɪ.tɹən/nounC1Somebody who supports an artist or a cause with money.
  • patronage/ˈpeɪtɹənɪd͡ʒ/nounC1Support given by a wealthy backer, or the giving of favours.
  • patronize/ˈpætɹəˌnaɪz/verbC1To be a regular customer, or to talk down to somebody.
  • patter/ˈpæt.ə/verbC12 meaningsTo make the light quick tapping of rain or small feet.
  • paunch/pɔːnt͡ʃ/nounC1A fat protruding belly.
  • paw/pɔː(ɹ)/nounB23 meaningsThe foot of a four-legged animal, with soft pads and claws.
  • pawn/ˈpɔːn/nounB23 meaningsThe smallest and most numerous chess piece.
  • paying-in slipnounC1The form completed when you put money in.
  • payload/ˈpeɪloʊd/nounC12 meaningsThe actual data carried inside a request.
  • paywall/ˈpeɪ.wɔːl/nounC1The screen that hides the article until you pay.
  • peach/ˈpiːt͡ʃ/nounA23 meaningsA round fruit with soft fuzzy orange-pink skin, sweet flesh and a large stone.
  • peahen/ˈpiː.hɛn/nounC1The female of the bird with the great fanned tail.
  • peal/piːl/nounC12 meaningsA loud ringing of bells.
  • peculiar/pɪˈkjuː.li.ə/adjectiveB23 meaningsStrange or odd in a way that is hard to explain.
  • pedant/ˈpɛdənt/nounC1Somebody who fusses over tiny points of correctness.
  • pedestrian/pəˈdɛstɹiən/nounB22 meaningsA person travelling on foot.
  • pedestrianisedadjectiveC1Closed to vehicles so people can walk freely.
  • pedicure/ˈpɛ.dɪ.kjʊɹ/nounC1A treatment that cares for the feet and toenails.
  • pedigree/ˈpɛd.ɪ.ɡɹi/nounB2+3 meaningsThe recorded ancestry of a purebred animal.
  • peel/piːl/verbB24 meaningsTo take the skin or outer layer off something.
  • peer/pɪə/verbB23 meaningsTo look hard and closely at something that is difficult to see.
  • peer reviewnounC1The checking of a study by other experts before it is published.
  • peevish/ˈpiːvɪʃ/adjectiveC1Irritable over small things.
  • peg outphraseC1To hang washing on a line with clips.
  • pejorative/pɪˈd͡ʒɒɹətɪv/adjectiveC1Expressing disapproval by the word chosen.
  • peloton/ˈpɛlətɒn/nounC1The main bunch of riders in a road race.
  • pelt/pɛlt/verbB2+2 meaningsTo throw things hard at somebody, or to rain heavily.
  • penance/ˈpɛn.əns/nounC1An act done to show sorrow for a sin.
  • penchant/ˈpɒnʃɒn/nounC1A strong liking for something.
  • pendulous/ˈpɛndjʊləs/adjectiveC1Hanging down loosely.
  • pendulum/ˈpɛnd͡ʒʊləm/nounC12 meaningsA hanging weight that swings steadily.
  • penetrate/ˈpɛnɪtɹeɪt/verbB22 meaningsTo force a way through or into something.
  • peninsula/pɪˈnɪn.sjʊ.lə/nounC1Land surrounded by water on three sides.
  • penitencenounC1Sorrow for having done wrong.
  • penitent/ˈpɛnɪtənt/adjectiveC1Feeling and showing regret for wrongdoing.
  • penitentiary/ˌpɛnɪˈtɛnʃəɹi/nounC1A large prison for long sentences.