par

Usage

• parry

  To parry is to ward something off or deflect it.

• pare

  To pare something down is to reduce or lessen it.

• sever

  When something is severed, it is cut off, split, or separated from a whole.

• apparatchik

  An apparatchik is a very loyal subordinate to someone or something, especially to a particular political organization or leader.

• prepare

  When you prepare for something, such as a test, you get ready for it.

• separate

  If two or more things are separate, they are not joined and so are apart from each other.

• apparatus

  equipment designed to serve a specific function

• apparel

  provide with clothes or put clothes on

• appareled

  dressed or clothed especially in fine attire

• parachute

  jump from an airplane and descend with a parachute

• parade

  walk ostentatiously

• parapet

  a low wall along the edge of a roof or balcony

• parasol

  a handheld collapsible source of shade

• parlay

  stake winnings from one bet on a subsequent wager

• preparatory

  preceding and preparing for something

• rampart

  an embankment built around a space for defensive purposes

• repair

  the act of putting something in working order again

• reparation

  compensation (given or received) for an insult or injury