| Term | Definition |
| paladin | heroric champion |
| palindrome | word that reads the same backwards (racecar) |
| panacea | cure for ails or difficulties |
| pandemic | something that is prevelant practically throughout the world |
| panoply | complete array of something |
| paraclete | person called upon to intercede, mediate, advocate |
| paradigm | model example standard held up for comparison |
| paroxysm | fit or outburst |
| pathetic fallacy | attribution of human emotions to elements of nature |
| pathos | pocesses the qualities to get humans to respond |
| patronize | to do business with or condescend |
| penicil | short brushly fur on back of caterpiller or on paint brush |
| peremptory | tone of a dictator or authority figure |
| perfidious | someone who is disloyal |
| perfunctory | routine automatic without thought or feeling |