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(108 words)

palm/palm tree

noun [ C ]

also palm tree a tree that grows in hot countries and has a tall trunk with a mass of long pointed leaves at the top:

panel

noun

[ C, + sing/pl verb ] a small group of people chosen to give advice, make a decision, or publicly discuss their opinions as entertainment:

paradise

noun [ C usually singular, U ]

a place or condition of great happiness where everything is exactly as you would like it to be:

participant

noun [ C ]

a person who takes part in or becomes involved in a particular activity

particular

adjective

[ after verb ] not easily satisfied and demanding that close attention should be given to every detail:

a passion for sth

an extreme interest in or wish for doing something, such as a hobby, activity, etc.:

pastry

noun

[ U ] a food made from a mixture of flour, fat, and water, rolled flat and either wrapped around or put over or under other foods, and then baked:

[ C ] a type of sweet cake made of special pastry and usually containing something such as fruit or nuts:

payable

adjective [ after verb ]

that should be paid:

If a cheque is payable to a particular person or organization, his, her, or its name is written on it and the money will be paid to him, her, or it:

a person who owns or rents a small piece of land and grows crops, keeps animals, etc. on it, especially one who has a low income, very little education, and a low social position. This is usually used of someone who lived in the past or of someone in a poor country:

peer

noun [ C ]

a person who is the same age or has the same social position or the same abilities as other people in a group:

pensioner

noun [ C ]

a person who receives a pension, especially the government pension given to old people:

the people

the large number of ordinary men and women who do not have positions of power in society:

perceive

verb [ T ]

to come to an opinion about something, or have a belief about something:

perfection

noun [ U ]

the state of being complete and correct in every way:

permit

verb

[ I ] to make something possible:

noun [ C ]

an official document that allows you to do something or go somewhere:

take sth personally

to think that someone is offending you when they are not:

personnel

noun [ U, + sing/pl verb ]

the people who are employed in a company, organization, or one of the armed forces:

the department of a company or organization that deals with its employees when they first join, when they need training, or when they have any problems:

perspective

noun

[ C ] a particular way of considering something:

persuasive

adjective

making you want to do or believe a particular thing:

phenomenon

noun [ C ]

something that exists and can be seen, felt, tasted, etc., especially something unusual or interesting:

philosophy

[ C usually singular ] informal the way that someone thinks about life and deals with it:

picture

verb [ T ]

to imagine something:

put/keep sb in the picture

to tell someone the facts about a situation:

place an advertisement, bet, order, etc.

to arrange to have an advertisement, bet, order, etc.:

planning

noun [ U ]

the process of deciding how land in a particular area will be used and designing plans for it:

pleasurable

adjective

enjoyable:

plunge

verb

[ I ] to become lower in value or level very suddenly and quickly:

make a point of doing sth

to always do something or to take particular care to do something:

pointless

adjective

Something that is pointless has no purpose, and it is a waste of time doing it:

policy

noun [ C ]

a document showing an agreement you have made with an insurance company:

politically

pony

noun [ C ]

a small type of horse:

the poor

poor people considered together as a group:

poorly

adverb

not well:

adjective

informal

ill:

portable

adjective

light and small enough to be easily carried or moved:

portion

noun [ C ]

a part or share of something larger:

pose

verb

CAUSE

[ T ] to cause something, especially a problem or difficulty:

POSITION

to move into and stay in a particular position, in order to be photographed, painted, etc.:

position

noun

[ C or U ] the place where people are sent in order to carry out a course of action:

be in a position to do sth

to be able to do something, usually because you have the necessary experience, authority, or money:

possess

verb [ T ]

to have or own something, or to have a particular quality:

postal

adjective

relating to post or to the public service that collects and delivers the post:

posture

noun

[ C or U ] the way in which someone usually holds their shoulders, neck, and back, or a particular position in which someone stands, sits, etc.:

power

noun

CONTROL

[ U ] the amount of political control a person or group has in a country:

STRENGTH

[ U ] strength:

ABILITY

[ U ] a natural skill or an ability to do something:

PERSON WITH CONTROL

[ C ] a person, organization, or country that has control over others, often because of wealth, importance, or great military strength:

practical

adjective

SUITABLE

suitable for the situation in which something is used:

POSSIBLE

able to be done or put into action:

practise

verb

[ I or T ] to work in an important skilled job for which a lot of training is necessary:

praise

noun [ U ]

things that you say that express your admiration and approval of someone or something:

precaution

noun

[ C ] an action that is done to prevent something unpleasant or dangerous happening:

precisely

adverb

used to express complete agreement with someone or suggest that what they have said is obvious:

predator

noun [ C ]

an animal that hunts, kills, and eats other animals:

pregnancy

noun [ C or U ]

the state of being pregnant:

prejudiced

adjective disapproving

showing an unreasonable dislike for something or someone:

preliminary

adjective [ before noun ]

coming before a more important action or event, especially introducing or preparing for it:

premises

noun [ plural ]

the land and buildings owned by someone, especially by a company or organization:

presently

adverb

mainly us formal now; at the present time:

preservation

noun [ U ]

the act of keeping something the same or of preventing it from being damaged:

good/bad press

[ S or U ] the judgment that is given of someone or something in the newspapers or on radio or television:

pressure

noun

[ C or U ] the force that a liquid or gas produces when it presses against an area:

prestige

noun [ U ]

respect and admiration given to someone or something, usually because of a reputation for high quality, success, or social influence:

prestigious

adjective

very much respected and admired, usually because of being important:

presume

verb

[ T ] to believe something to be true because it is very likely, although you are not certain:

price

noun [ C ]

[ S ] the unpleasant results that you must accept or experience for getting or doing something:

verb

[ T often passive ] to say what the price of something is:

primitive

adjective

relating to human society at a very early stage of development, with people living in a simple way without machines or a writing system:

disapproving Primitive living conditions are basic, unpleasant, and uncomfortable:

principle

noun

[ C ] a basic idea or rule that explains or controls how something happens or works:

print

noun

[ C ] a photographic copy of a painting, or a picture made by pressing paper onto a special surface covered in ink, or a single photograph from a film:

prior

adjective [ before noun ]

formal existing or happening before something else, or before a particular time:

prior to sth

before a particular time or event:

privatise/privatize

verb [ T ]

If a government privatizes an industry, company, or service that it owns and controls, it sells it so that it becomes privately owned and controlled:

privilege

noun

[ C or U ] an advantage that only one person or group of people has, usually because of their position or because they are rich:

[ S ] an opportunity to do something special or enjoyable:

privileged

adjective

having a privilege:

probability

noun [ C or U ]

the level of possibility of something happening or being true:

problematic/problematical

adjective

full of problems or difficulties:

proceed

verb [ I ]

to continue as planned:

produce

verb [ T ]

to bring something out from somewhere and show it:

producer

noun [ C ]

a company, country, or person that provides goods, especially those that are produced by an industrial process or grown or obtained through farming, usually in large amounts:

productivity

noun [ U ]

the rate at which a company or country makes goods, usually judged in connection with the number of people and the amount of materials necessary to produce the goods: