| paraphernalia | Miscellaneous articles of equipment or adornment. |
| paraphrase | Translate freely. |
| pare | To cut, shave, or remove (the outside) from anything. |
| parentage | The relation of parent to child, of the producer to the produced, or of cause to effect. |
| Pariah | A member of a degraded class; a social outcast. |
| parish | The ecclesiastical district in charge of a pastor. |
| Parisian | Of or pertaining to the city of Paris. |
| parity | Equality, as of condition or rank. |
| parlance | Mode of speech. |
| parley | To converse in. |
| parliament | A legislative body. |
| parlor | A room for reception of callers or entertainment of guests. |
| parody | To render ludicrous by imitating the language of. |
| paronymous | Derived from the same root or primitive word. |
| paroxysm | A sudden outburst of any kind of activity. |
| parricide | The murder of a parent. |
| parse | To describe, as a sentence, by separating it into its elements and describing each word. |
| parsimonious | Unduly sparing in the use or expenditure of money. |
| partible | Separable. |
| participant | One having a share or part. |
| participate | To receive or have a part or share of. |
| partition | That which separates anything into distinct parts. |
| partisan | Characterized by or exhibiting undue or unreasoning devotion to a party. |
| passible | Capable of feeling of suffering. |
| passive | Unresponsive. |
| pastoral | Having the spirit or sentiment of rural life. |
| paternal | Fatherly. |
| paternity | Fatherhood. |
| pathos | The quality in any form of representation that rouses emotion or sympathy. |
| patriarch | The chief of a tribe or race who rules by paternal right. |
| patrician | Of senatorial or noble rank. |
| patrimony | An inheritance from an ancestor, especially from one's father. |
| patriotism | Love and devotion to one's country. |
| patronize | To exercise an arrogant condescension toward. |
| patronymic | Formed after one's father's name. |
| patter | To mumble something over and over. |
| paucity | Fewness. |
| pauper | One without means of support. |
| pauperism | Dependence on charity. |
| pavilion | An open structure for temporary shelter. |
| payee | A person to whom money has been or is to be paid. |
| peaceable | Tranquil. |
| peaceful | Tranquil. |
| peccable | Capable of sinning. |
| peccadillo | A small breach of propriety or principle. |
| peccant | Guilty. |
| pectoral | Pertaining to the breast or thorax. |
| pecuniary | Consisting of money. |
| pedagogics | The science and art of teaching. |
| pedagogue | A schoolmaster. |