1.panel n．專門小組（a group of persons selected for some service）

例：A panel of experts discussed the epidemic on the news program.

2.pang n.陣痛(a brief piercing spasm of pain);極度悲痛（a sharp attack of mental anguish)

聯想記憶：重擊( bang)一下就造成了陣痛( pang)；pang更常指精神、情感上的痛苦

例：ln psychology, a psychopath（精神病患者）is someone who is apparently incapable of the pangs of conscience.

3.pant v/n.喘，氣端．喘息(to breathe quickly; gasp)。

注意：pants(n．褲子)

例：These rats stay in burrows during the hot part of the day, thus avoiding loss of fluid through panting or sweating.

4.pantheon n．萬神殿(a circular temple in Rome, completed in 27 B.C. and dedicated to all the gods)；偉人祠(a public building commemorating and dedicated to the heroes and heroines of a nation)

詞根記憶：pan(全部)+the(神)+on--眾神之地--萬神殿

例：Nightingale's place in the national pantheon is largely due to the propagandistic efforts of contemporary newspaper reporters.

同根詞：theology(n．神學)

5.par n．同等(equality)

和per（prep.每，每一）一起記

例：on a par同等

6.paradigm n．范例，示范（pattern, example）

詞根記憶：para(旁邊)+digm(顯示)--顯示給旁邊看--示范

例：This episode may serve as a paradigm of industry's problems.

派生詞：paradigmatic(a．作為示范的，典范的)

7.paradox n.似非而是的說法(a statement that is seemingly opposed to common sense and yet is perhaps true)；自相矛盾的人（或事物）

詞根記憶：para(類似)+dox(觀點)--與兩邊的觀點都類似--自相矛盾的人（或事物）

例：“More haste, less speed”is a paradox.

派生詞：paradoxical(a．似非而是的)

同根詞：orthodox(a．正統的)：heterodox(a．異端的)

8.parallel a．平行的(being an equal distance apart everywhere);類似的(similar)； n．類似．相似處(similarity)

詞根記憶：para(旁)+allel(另一個)--總在另一個旁邊--平行的

例：They make parallel investments in internal and external projects.//The fight for civil rights in the United States had many strong parallels in both Mexican and Irish history.

同根詞：parallelogram(n.平行四邊形)

9.paralysis n．癱瘓(loss or impairment of the ability to move a body part, usually as a result of damage to its nerve supply);麻痹(loss of sensation over a region of the body)

詞根記憶：來自paralyse (v.使麻痹)

例：Polio infection can cause paralysis.

派生詞：paralytic(a．癱瘓的；麻痹的)

10.paramount a．最重要的，決定性的(superior to all others)

詞根記憶：para(超過】+mount(登上)--登上并超過--最重要的，決定性的

例：Cutting waste was a paramount goal in the senator's tax plan,

11.parasite n．寄生蟲(vermin)；食客(dependant)

詞根記憶：para(旁邊)+site(食物)--在…旁邊攫取食物--寄生蟲

例：Cell-mediated immunity accounts for the destruction of intracellular parasites.

派生詞：parasitic(a．寄生的)；parasitize(v.寄生于)

12.parasitic a．寄生的(relating to or caused by parasites)

詞根記憶：來自parasite(n．寄生蟲)

例：Parasitic wasps use visual clues to calculate the size of a host egg.

13.parish n.教區(an administrative part of a diocese that has its own church Anglican, Roman Catholic, and some other churches，；教區全體居民(the members of such a parasitic religious community attending one church)

和perish(v.死亡)一起記

例：parish church教區教堂

14.parity n．同等，相等(equality, equivalent)

詞根記憶：par(相等)+ity--相等

例：Our service needed to be improved to attain parity with the service provided by competing banks.

派生詞 :disparity(n．不平等，不相等)