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  • paragraph/ˈpæɹəɡɹɑːf/nounB1A distinct section of writing, beginning on a new line.
  • paraguaynounB2+A landlocked country in South America.
  • parakeet/ˈpaɹəkiːt/nounB2A small long-tailed parrot.
  • parallel/ˈpæ.ɹəˌlɛl/adjectiveB25 meaningsRunning side by side at the same distance apart, never meeting.
  • parallel barsnounB2Two rails a gymnast swings and balances between.
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A complete loss of movement in part of the body.
  • paramedic/ˌpæɹəˈmɛdɪk/nounB1+A trained emergency worker who gives medical treatment at the scene and on the way to hospital.
  • parameter/pəˈɹæm.ɪ.tə/nounC14 meaningsA value that is set in advance and that determines how a system, model or process behaves.
  • paramour/ˈpæɹəmʊə/nounC2A lover, especially a secret one.
  • paranoia/ˌpæɹ.əˈnɔɪ.ə/nounB2+An unfounded belief that others mean you harm.
  • parapet/ˈpæɹəpɪt/nounC1A low wall along the edge of a roof or bridge.
  • paraphernalia/ˌpæɹəfəˈneɪli.ə/nounC1The odds and ends needed for an activity.
  • parasite/ˈpæɹəˌsaɪt/nounC1A living thing that feeds on another and gives nothing back.
  • parasol/ˈpæɹəˌsɒl/nounB2+A large shade that keeps the sun off.
  • paratrooper/ˈpæɹətɹuːpə/nounC1A soldier trained to drop from an aircraft.
  • parcel[ˈpʰɑː.səɫ]nounB1+2 meaningsA wrapped box sent through the post.
  • parchment/ˈpɑːtʃmənt/nounB2+Prepared animal skin, written on before paper.
  • pardon/ˈpɑːdn̩/nounA13 meaningsSaid as a question when you did not hear something.
  • parental leavenounB2Time off allowed to care for a new child.
  • parents/ˈpɛə.ɹənts/nounA1Your mother and father together.
  • pariah/pəˈɹaɪə/nounC1Somebody everybody refuses to have anything to do with.
  • parish/ˈpæɹɪʃ/nounC1The smallest local district, once tied to a church.
  • parity/ˈpæɹɪti/nounC1Being equal in status, pay or value.
  • park/pɑɹk/nounA15 meaningsA public green space in a town.
  • parking lotnounA2An open area for parking vehicles.
  • parking meternounB1A machine that takes payment for parking a vehicle.
  • parkour/pɑːˈkʊə/nounB2Moving fast through a city by vaulting and climbing.
  • parlance/ˈpɑː.ləns/nounC2The particular way a group uses words.
  • parley/ˈpɑːli/nounC1A talk between enemies to discuss terms.
  • parliament/ˈpɑːləmənt/nounB2+2 meaningsThe elected assembly that debates and makes laws.
  • parmesan/ˈpɑːmɪˌzæn/nounB1+A very hard Italian cheese.
  • parody/ˈpæɹədi/nounB2+A funny exaggerated copy of a famous work or style.
  • parole/pəˈɹəʊl/nounB2Early release from prison on a promise of good behaviour.
  • parquet/ˈpɑːkeɪ/nounC2Flooring made of small wooden blocks arranged in a pattern.
  • parrot/ˈpæɹət/nounB12 meaningsA colourful bird that can copy speech.
  • parsimony/ˈpɑːsɪməni/nounC2Great meanness with money or with words.
  • parsley/ˈpɑː(ɹ)sli/nounB1+A bright green herb used in cooking.
  • parsnip/ˈpɑɹ.snɪp/nounB2+A pale sweet root roasted in winter.
  • parson/ˈpɑːs(ə)n/nounC1A rural Protestant minister of an earlier age, holding the living of his church, chiefly in American usage.
  • part/pɑːt/nounA15 meaningsA piece or portion of something larger.
  • partiality/pɑɹʃiˈælɪti/nounC12 meaningsUnfair favouring of one side.
  • participant/pɑːˈtɪsɪpənt/nounB2+Somebody who takes part.
  • participation/pɑːˌtɪs.ɪˈpeɪ.ʃən/nounB2The act of taking part in something.
  • participle/pɑːˈtɪsɪpəl/nounB2+The verb form used with have or be, as in broken or running.
  • particle/ˈpɑːtɪkl̩/nounB2+2 meaningsAn extremely small piece of matter.
  • parting/ˈpɑɹtɪŋ/nounB22 meaningsThe line the hair is separated along.
  • 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.
  • partner/ˈpɑːt.nə(ɹ)/nounA24 meaningsThe person you live with as a couple.
  • partnership/ˈpɑːtnəʃɪp/nounB2A working relationship between equals.
  • partridge/ˈpɑːtɹɪd͡ʒ/nounB2A round brown game bird of open fields.
  • party/ˈpɑːti/nounA12 meaningsA gathering held for enjoyment.
  • party poopernounC1A person who ruins the mood of a celebration.
  • pas de deuxnounC2In ballet, a showpiece danced by a leading man and woman together, borrowed from French.
  • pass/pɑːs/verbA26 meaningsTo go by or beyond something.
  • pass marknounB2The lowest score that counts as a pass.
  • passage/ˈpæsɪd͡ʒ/nounB23 meaningsA way through, such as a corridor.
  • passageway/ˈpæ.sɪdʒˌweɪ/nounB2A narrow way leading between rooms or buildings.
  • passenger/ˈpæs.ɪn.d͡ʒə/nounA2+2 meaningsA person travelling in a vehicle without driving or working on it.
  • passerbynounB1+A person who happens to be walking past.