| A | B |
| ponderous | very heavy; bulky; labored and dull or tiresome |
| pragmatic | practical; opinionated; concerned with actual practice rather than with theory or speculation |
| preclude | to make impossible; to shut out; to prevent |
| precocious | having or showing much more ability or knowledge than is usual at such a young age |
| prestigious | honored; having an illustrious name or reputation |
| pretentious | claiming or demanding a position of distinction or merit; showy; self-important |
| procrastinate | to put off doing something until a later time; to delay |
| prodigious | enormous; extraordinary; marvelous |
| profane | secular; not holy; not connected with religion; irreverent |
| profusion | abundance; a great or generous amount; extravagance |