| A | B |
|---|
| proceed | to go forward |
| proclaim | to announce officially and publicly |
| proclivity | a slope forward;
an inclination toward something, especially something objectionable |
| procrastinate | to push forward until tomorrow;
to put off doing something until a future time |
| profuse | pouring forth freely; generous |
| profusion | a pouring forth; an abundance |
| projectile | something thrown forward by force;
a missile |
| promontory | a high peak of land or rock (mountain) jutting forward into the sea |
| promotion | a moving forward, as to a better job |
| propel | to push or drive forward |
| propensity | a hanging forward;
a natural inclination |
| proponent | one who puts something before people;
one who argues in favor of something;
an advocate |
| prospectus | a looking forward;
a printed description of a proposed enterprise |
| protuberant | bulging |
| provide | to see beforehand;
to get ready beforehand |
| provident | seeing beforehand;
making provision for the future |
| provision | a seeing beforehand;
a preparation for the future |
| recede | to go back, as a river receded from its banks |
| receive | to take again;
to take something offered |
| recreation | a creating again;
the refreshment of mind or body through some form of play or amusement |
| referee | one to whom questions are carried back;
an official in a sports contest |
| remit | to send back, as to remit payment |
| reside | to sit back;
to dwell, as to reside in a house |
| residue | that which sits back;
the part that remains after part has been separated away, as the residue in the bottom of a vase |
| retain | to hold back or keep in one's possession |
| revenue | money that comes back from an investment or other source;
taxes and other income collected by a government |
| revise | to see again in order to correct errors |
| revive | to cause to live again |
| recalcitrant | kicking back the heels;
obstinate;
stubbornly rebellious |
| recant | to renounce a belief formerly held, especially in a formal or public manner |
| recession | a period of reduced economic activity |
| recluse | one who lives shut back from the world |
| remiss | sent back;
negligent;
lax in attending to duty |
| remission | a sending back;
a lessening, as a remission of disease;
forgiveness, as remission of sins |
| Renaissance | a rebirth;
the revival of classical art, literature, and learning in Europe in the fourteenth, fifteenth and sixteenth centuries |
| resilience | to leap again;
the ability to recover quickly from illness, change or misfortune |
| revert | to turn back;
to return to a former habit or condition |
| ascribe | to write to;
to attribute |
| conscription | names written together;
an enforced enrollment or military draft |
| inscribe | originally, to engrave words in stone;
now, to write in, as the dedication of a book |
| manuscript | originally, something written by hand;
now, a composition for publication |
| nondescript | not easy to write about or describe, lacking in distinctive qualities |
| prescribe | to write down a rule beforehand;
in medicine, to order a treatment |
| proscribe | in ancient Rome, to publish the name of one condemned to death;
now, to condemn or forbid as harmful |
| scribe | one who copies manuscripts |
| script | handwriting;
also the written copy of a play used by actors to learn their lines |
| Scripture | originally, anything written;
now, the Bible |
| subscribe | to write one's name on an agreement, as to subscribe to a magazine;
also to support or give approval to an idea |
| transcribe | to write over again, as to transcribe notes |
| assess | to sit near to a judge (as an assistant);
to estimate the value of property for taxation |
| assessor | one who sits near to a judge as an assistant;
an official who assesses property for taxation |
| assiduous | sitting at something until it is finished;
persistent |
| insidious | sitting in wait for;
treacherous, more dangerous than seems evident |
| obsess | to sit against;
to besiege like an evil spirit;
to preoccupy the mind abnormally |
| obsession | originally, the act of an evil spirit in ruling (sitting against) one;
now, a persistent idea, desire, or emotion that cannot be got rid of by reasoning |
| preside | to sit before a meeting to conduct it |
| president | one who sits before a group as its head |
| sedative | a medicine that makes one sit down or quiet down;
a medicine that calms nervousness or excitement |
| sedentary | requiring much sitting |
| sediment | material that sits at the bottom of a liquid, as the sediment in a stream |
| session | the sitting together of a group |
| siege | sitting down before a town with the intention of capturing it;
a prolonged attack, as of illness |
| subside | to sit under;
to sink to a lower level;
to settle down |
| subsidiary | sitting under;
serving to assist or supplement;
subordinate |
| subsidy | sitting under prices to hold them up;
government financial support |
| supersede | to sit above;
to take the place of;
to displace |
| aspect | the way something looks from a certain point of view |
| auspicious | originally, looking at the flight of birds for omens; today, promising good luck; favorable |
| conspicuous | easy to notice (look at); obvious |
| despicable | looked down on; deserving to be despised; contemptible |
| expect | to look out for; to anticipate |
| inspect | to look into carefully |
| introspection | a looking within one's own mind |
| perspective | the ability to at things in their true relationship; point of view |
| perspicacious | having the ability to look through something and understand it; perceptive |
| prospect | a looking forward; the outlook for something, as a prospect for a good crop |
| respect | to look on again; to look on with regard or esteem |
| retrospect | a looking backward |
| specious | looking good on first sight but actually not so |
| specter | a mental image that looks real; a ghost; any object of fear or dread |
| spectrum | a series of colored bands seen when light passes through a prism. Also, a broad
range of ideas or activities |
| speculate | to look at; to reflect on or ponder |
| suspect | to look under outward appearances; to regard with suspicion |
| pro | forward, before, for, forth |
| re | back, again |
| scrib, script | to write |
| sed, sid, sess | to sit |
| spec, spic, spect | to look |
| ideologue | N. an advocate of some ideology
syn. Ideologist |
| cartography | N. the making of maps or charts
syn. Mapmaking |
| incisive | adj. Remarkable clear and direct
syn. Clear, keen, distinct
ant. Incompetent, stupid |
| consummate | V. To bring to a state of perfection;
fulfill
syn. Finish, complete, conclude
ant. Incomplete, unfinished |
