| APPARATCHIK | • apparatchik n. (Historical) A member of the Soviet apparat; a Communist bureaucrat or agent. • apparatchik n. A blindly loyal bureaucrat. • APPARATCHIK n. (Russian) a member of the (Soviet) bureaucracy; now extended to apply to any inflexible organisation man, particularly in a political party. |
| APPRAISABLE | • appraisable adj. Capable of being appraised. • APPRAISABLE adj. capable of being appraised. |
| MALAPROPIAN | • malapropian adj. Malapropic. • MALAPROPIAN adj. relating to malapropism. |
| PAPILLOMATA | • papillomata n. Plural of papilloma. • PAPILLOMA n. a tumour formed by hypertrophy of a papilla or papillae, such as a wart, etc. |
| PARABAPTISM | • parabaptism n. A baptism not authorised by the established church. • PARABAPTISM n. uncanonical baptism. |
| PARAGRAPHIA | • paragraphia n. A language disorder in which the patient writes one word in place of another. • PARAGRAPHIA n. writing of different letters and words than intended. |
| PARAGRAPHIC | • paragraphic adj. Of, pertaining to, or written in paragraphs. • PARAGRAPHIC adj. relating to paragraphs, also PARAGRAPHICAL. |
| PARAPARESIS | • paraparesis n. Weakness of both legs, resulting from disease of the nervous system. • PARAPARESIS n. paralysis of the lower limbs. |
| PARAPARETIC | • paraparetic adj. Exhibiting or relating to paraparesis. • PARAPARETIC adj. relating to paraparesis, paralysis of the lower limbs. |
| PARAPHASIAS | • paraphasias n. Plural of paraphasia. • PARAPHASIA n. a disorder in which one word substituted for another. |
| PARAPHILIAC | • paraphiliac n. One who suffers from paraphilia. • PARAPHILIAC n. a person who indulges in paraphilia, abnormal sexual practices. |
| PARAPHILIAS | • paraphilias n. Plural of paraphilia. • PARAPHILIA n. abnormal sexual practices. |
| PARAPHONIAS | • PARAPHONIA n. alteration of the voice; as at puberty. |
| PARAPHRAXIA | • PARAPHRAXIA n. the inability to perform purposive movements properly, also PARAPHRAXIS. |
| PARAPHRAXIS | • PARAPHRAXIS n. the inability to perform purposive movements properly, also PARAPHRAXIA. |
| PARAPHRENIA | • paraphrenia n. (Psychiatry) Any of a group of psychotic illnesses involving delusions, distinct from paranoia and schizophrenia. • PARAPHRENIA n. any mental disorder of the paranoid type. |
| PARAPLEGIAS | • paraplegias n. Plural of paraplegia. • PARAPLEGIA n. paralysis of lower half of body. |
| REAPPRAISAL | • reappraisal n. A second look at or reassess a value of something; a new appraisal. • REAPPRAISAL n. the act of reappraising. |
| SHAGANAPPIS | • shaganappis n. Plural of shaganappi. |
| SPANAKOPITA | • spanakopita n. (Usually short for spanakotiropita) A Greek dish made with pre-cooked spinach, butter, olive oil, cheese… • spanakopita n. The same or similar dishes made without cheese. • SPANAKOPITA n. (Modern Greek) a Greek dish of spinach and feta cheese in filo pastry, also SPANOKOPITA. |