| Term | Definition |
| paladin | heroic champion/ defender of a cause |
| palindrome | word or phrase that is read the same way forwards and backwards |
| panacea | cure for all ills or evils |
| pandemic | prevelant practically throughout the world |
| panoply | complete array of something large - amazing or miraculous |
| paraclete | person called upon to intercede/to mediate/advocate |
| paradigm | model example (standard) |
| paroxysm | a fit or an outburst of emotion of some kind |
| pathetic fallacy | attribution of human emotions to elements of nature |
| pathos | quality that arouses pity (PATHetic) |
| patronize | patron for a buisness - goes there often |
| penicil | tufts of hair on the back of a caterpillar |
| peremptory | authoritarian like tone of voice |
| perfidious | disloyal, treacherous, ready to betray you |
| perfunctory | routine, performed automatically |