TOEFL Words for 6th August

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TOEFL Words for 6th August :

  1. Pantomime (n) : dumb show


  2. Pantry (n) : a large room in which provisions and plates are kept


  3. Papa (n) : father


  4. Papacy (n) : Pope’s office as well as power


  5. Papaw (n) : a tree bearing edible fruit


  6. Paper-Mache (n) : a substance consisting of paper pulp moulded into toys, idols, boxes etc.


  7. Papyrus (n) : a seed once used to make paper


  8. Par (n) : equality, parity, equivalence, equal value, at par


  9. Parable (n) : a story told to teach a moral


  10. Parachute (n) : an umbrella-like apparatus to drop from a balloon or an aeroplane


  11. Parade (n) : a military display, parade ground


  12. Parade (v) : exhibit, show off


  13. Paradise (n) : heaven, any place of perfect happiness


  14. Paradox (n) : an apparent contradiction of a saying


  15. Paraffin (n): an oil yielding white wax substance


  16. Paragon (n) : a perfect pattern


  17. Paragraph (n) : a subdivision, clause, a part of a writing containing one central idea


  18. Parallel (adj.) : exactly similar, being at an equal distance throughout


  19. Parallel (n) : comparison, equidistant line


  20. Parallelogram (n) : a four-sided plane figure with its opposite equal and parallel


  21. Paralyze (v) : bring to a stand still, make inactive


  22. Paralyse (v) : bring to a stand still, make inactive


  23. Paralysis (n) : loss of sensory functions of the body


  24. Paramount (adj.): supreme, chief


  25. Paramour (n) : an unlawful lover of either sex


  26. Parapet (n): rampart


  27. Paraphernalia (n) : (pl) : personal belongings


  28. Paraphrase (n) : a free rendering, explanation


  29. Paraphrase (v) : tell the meanings in other words


  30. Parasite (n) : plant or animal living on another, one who hangs on others for one’s own end


  31. Parasol (n): a small umbrella used as a sunshade


  32. Parboil (v): to boil slightly


  33. Parcel (n) : packet, portion


  34. Parcel (v) : divide, pack up in to parcels


  35. Parch (v) : roast, make dry


  36. Parchment (n) : skin of sheep prepared as writing material


  37. Pard (n) : panther


  38. Pardon (v): forgive, excuse


  39. Pardon (n) : forgiveness, forbearance


  40. Pare (v) : to peel off


  41. Parent (n) : father or mother


  42. Parenthesis (n) : an insertion, interpolation


  43. Parish (n) : a district under the care of a parson


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