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  • perspicacious/ˌpɜː.spɪˈkeɪ.ʃəs/adjectiveC2Quick to notice and understand what others miss.
  • perspire/pəˈspaɪə(ɹ)/verbC2To sweat.
  • pert/pɜːt/adjectiveC2Cheeky in a lively and attractive way.
  • pervasive/pəˈveɪ.sɪv/adjectiveC2Spreading through every part of something.
  • perverse/pɚˈvɝs/adjectiveC22 meaningsDeliberately doing the opposite of what is wanted.
  • perversity/pə(ɹ)ˈvɜː(ɹ)sɪti/
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A wilful determination to do the opposite of what is wanted.
  • pestilential/ˌpɛstɪˈlɛnʃi.əl/adjectiveC2Carrying disease, or extremely annoying.
  • petrel/ˈpɛt.ɹəl/nounC2A small sea bird that flutters just above the waves.
  • phial/ˈfaɪəl/nounC2A small glass bottle.
  • philanthropic/ˌfɪl.ənˈθɹɒp.ɪk/adjectiveC2Giving generously to help other people.
  • philanthropistnounC2Somebody who gives away wealth for the public good.
  • philanthropy/fɪˈlæn.θɹə.pi/nounC2The giving away of wealth for the public good.
  • philately/fɪˈlæt.ə.li/nounC2The collecting and study of postage stamps.
  • philistine/ˈfɪlɪstaɪn/nounC2Somebody hostile or indifferent to art and learning.
  • philology/fɪˈlɒl.ə.d͡ʒɪ/nounC2The study of language in its written history.
  • phlegmatic/flɛɡˈmætɪk/adjectiveC2Calm and hard to stir up.
  • physiological/ˌfɪz.i.əˈlɒd͡ʒ.i.kəl/adjectiveC2To do with how the body works.
  • picking/ˈpɪkɪŋ/nounC13 meaningsThe job of collecting ordered items from warehouse shelves.
  • piebald/ˈpaɪ.bɔːld/adjectiveC2Marked in patches of black and white.
  • pillion/ˈpɪljən/nounC2A seat behind the rider for a passenger.
  • pinchedadjectiveC12 meaningsDrawn and thin from cold, hunger or worry.
  • pinion/ˈpɪnjən/verbC22 meaningsTo bind somebody's arms so they cannot move.
  • pious/ˈpaɪəs/adjectiveC12 meaningsShowing careful religious duty.
  • pit propnounC2The timber that holds up the roof of a mine.
  • plaid/pled/adjectiveB22 meaningsPatterned with crossing bands of several colours.
  • platypusnounC2An Australian animal with a duck's bill and fur that lays eggs.
  • pleading/ˈpliːdɪŋ/adjectiveB22 meaningsBegging earnestly for something.
  • plebiscite/ˈplɛbɪsaɪt/nounC2A direct vote of the whole people on one question.
  • plover/ˈplʌvɚ/nounC2A short-billed shore bird that runs then stops.
  • plowsharenounC2The cutting blade of a plough.
  • plumage/ˈpluːmɪd͡ʒ/nounC2All the feathers covering one bird.
  • plume/ˈpluːm/nounC2A long showy feather, or a rising column of smoke.
  • plutocratnounC2Somebody whose power comes from great wealth.
  • ply/plaɪ/verbC24 meaningsTo travel a route regularly.
  • pockedadjectiveC2Marked with small hollows or scars.
  • poleaxe/ˈpoʊlˌæks/verbC2To knock somebody down with one blow.
  • polemic/pəˈlɛmɪk/nounC2A fierce written attack on an opinion.
  • pommel/ˈpɒ.məl/nounC2The knob at the end of a sword hilt.
  • ponderous/ˈpɒn.dəɹ.əs/adjectiveC22 meaningsSlow and heavy in movement.
  • pontificate/pɒnˈtɪf.ɪ.kət/verbC2To speak as if your opinion settled everything.
  • port de brasnounC2The carriage and movement of the arms.
  • portcullis/pɔːtˈkʌl.ɪs/nounC2A heavy grating dropped to block a gateway.
  • portend/pɔːˈtɛnd/verbC2To be a sign that something is coming.
  • portent/ˈpɔɹtənt/nounC2A sign of a great event to come.
  • portentous/pɔː(ɹ)ˈtɛntəs/adjectiveC2Ominous, or self-important in manner.
  • portfolio/pɔːtˈfəʊ.liˌəʊ/nounC14 meaningsA set of work someone has done, gathered to show what they can do.
  • portraiture/ˈpɔː(ɹ)tɹɪtjʊə(ɹ)/nounC2The art of making likenesses of people.
  • posit/ˈpɒzɪt/verbC2To put something forward as a starting point.
  • poste restantenounC2A service holding letters at a post office for a traveller.
  • posterity/pɒˈstɛɹɪti/nounC2All the people who will come after us.
  • postern/ˈpɒst(ə)n/nounC2A small back gate in a castle wall.
  • poultice/ˈpoʊltɪs/nounC2A soft moist dressing put on a sore place.
  • powerlessnessnounC2The state of being unable to influence what happens.
  • poxy/ˈpɒk.si/adjectiveC2Wretched and worthless.
  • pragmatic/pɹæɡˈmætɪk/adjectiveC12 meaningsChoosing what works rather than what is ideal.
  • prate/pɹeɪt/verbC2To talk on foolishly and at length.
  • pratfallnounC2A comic fall on the backside.
  • pray/pɹeɪ/verbA22 meaningsTo speak to a god.
  • precocious/pɹəˈkəʊʃəs/adjectiveC2Developing skills far earlier than is usual.
  • preconception/ˌpɹiːkənˈsɛpʃən/nounC2An idea formed before you knew anything.