60 words & definitions
| pamper |
To indulge with attention, comfort, and kindness
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| pander |
To provide what someone wants or demands even though it is not proper, good, or reasonable.
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| parch |
To make or become dry through intense heat.
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| parry |
To ward off a weapon or attack, especially with a countermove
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| pang |
A sudden sharp pain or painful emotion
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| patsy |
A person who is easily taken advantage of, especially by being cheated or blamed for something
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| patter |
A repeated light tapping
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| paunch |
A large or protruding abdomen or stomach
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| peeve |
A cause of annoyance
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| penchant |
A strong or habitual liking for something or tendency to do something
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| pep |
Energy or enthusiasm
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| perch |
A thing on which a bird alights or roosts, typically a branch or a horizontal rod or bar in a birdcage
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| paltry |
A very small amount of something, indicating that it has little importance or worth
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| perky |
Cheerful and lively
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| peppy |
Lively and high-spirited
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| pandemonium |
Wild and noisy disorder or confusion; uproar
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| peek |
Look quickly, typically in a furtive manner
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| pauper |
A very poor person
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| pathetic |
Arousing pity, especially through vulnerability or sadness
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| pall |
A feeling of gloom
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| peril |
Serious and immediate danger
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| paradise |
An ideal or idyllic place or state
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| overwhelm |
To overcome resistance with tremendous force
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| overcast |
With a sky completely full of clouds
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| peek |
A quick and typically furtive look
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| overflowing |
Filled beyond capacity, causing something to spill over; exceeding limits, often in terms of space, quantity, or feeling.
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| outstanding |
Exceptionally good or impressive; remarkable in quality or performance.
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| overhaul |
To change a system, process, or organization in a major way.
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| overlap |
The way two things can share space, features, or time.
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| overloaded |
Overwhelmed with emotions or mental strain due to excess pressure.
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| overreach |
To go beyond what is proper, reasonable, or safe—especially in power or ambition; to stretch too far and fail as a result.
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| overt |
Done or shown openly, without any attempt to hide or conceal.
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| overwhelm |
To flood or overload someone or something, or to overpower emotionally.
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| painstaking |
Showing diligence and thoroughness in completing a task.
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| panacea |
A solution or remedy for all problems or difficulties.
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| panic |
A sudden, uncontrollable fear or anxiety, often causing irrational behavior or chaos.
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| panic |
To feel or experience sudden, uncontrollable fear or anxiety, often leading to irrational actions.
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| paramount |
More important than anything else; of utmost importance; dominant or supreme.
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| paranoid |
Unreasonably or obsessively suspicious or fearful, especially of others' intentions.
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| pardon |
To forgive someone for a crime or wrongdoing, and end imprisonment or bad feelings.
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| passion |
A powerful desire or drive, a strong and intense emotion.
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| peck |
To strike or bite something lightly and quickly.
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| pedigree |
A record of ancestry or lineage, showing its background or origin.
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| penniless |
Having no money at all; completely broke.
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| periphery |
The outer edge or boundary of an area or object, outside the central focus.
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| perish |
To cease to exist or come to an end; disappear or be destroyed.
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| par |
The standard or expected level of performance, quality, or ability.
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| perilous |
Full of danger or risk; hazardous.
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| peculiar |
Unusual or odd, often in a way that is distinctive or not easily understood.
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| overwhelming |
So powerful or intense that it is difficult to resist, cope with and manage.
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| palatable |
Pleasant or acceptable to what was expected; tasty or enjoyable to eat.
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| pariah |
An outcast, someone who is disliked and rejected.
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| paradox |
A situation or idea that seems strange because it involves two aspects that are very different and seem to contradict each other, and both may be true.
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| overpower |
To defeat or overcome with superior strength, force, or pursuasiveness.
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| penetrate |
To enter something and move through it.
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| overbearing |
Unpleasantly or arrogantly controlling.
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| permeate |
To spread through something and be present in every part of it.
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| partake |
To become involved with or take part in something with other people
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| overdo |
To do something in a way that is too extreme
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| overlook |
To fail to see or notice something.
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