| A | B |
| pater / patr | (WR) father |
| paternal | (adj) of or relating to the father |
| patrimony | (n) property or traditions inherited from the father |
| patriarch | (n) a man who is father or founder |
| peri | (WR) around |
| perimeter | (n) the boundaries or borders of an area |
| periphery | (n) the external surface of a body; boundary |
| periscopic | (adj) providing a view all around (submarine) |
| phob | (WR) fear |
| xenophobia | (n) a fear of strangers, foreigners or the unknown |
| acrophobia | (n) fear of heights |
| hydrophobia | (n) fear of water; rabies |
| phon | (WR) sound or voice |
| cacophony | (n) harsh sounds, usually in words; dissonance |
| euphonious | (adj) sounding pleasing to the ear |
| phonetic | (adj) of or relating to spoken language or speech sounds |
| port | (WR) carry |
| porter | (n) a person stationed at a building's door to assist with luggage |
| portage | (n) the act of carrying |
| deportment | (v) behavior; the way one carries / conducts oneself |
| pre | (WR) before |
| premonition | (n) a previous warning or notice; a "hunch" |
| presage | (v) to predict; assume or prophesy |
| predilection | (n) an established preference or liking for something |
| scrib / script | (WR) write |
| scribable | (adj) able to be written upon |
| conscription | (n) a mandatory military draft or sign-up |
| scrivener | (n) a professional copyist |
| spec / spic | (WR) watch or see |
| spectator | (n) one who watches; an observer |
| conspicuous | (adj) easy to see or notice; easily visible |
| spectacle | (n) something exhibited to be viewed as unusual or notable |
| sub | (WR) under |
| submerge | (v) to put under water |
| substantiate | (v) to prove or to support with evidence; to confirm with supporting proof |
| subordinate | (adj) occupying a lower rank or position |
| supercilious | (adj) overbearing and proud; haughty; arrogant |
| super | (WR) over, or above and beyond |
| surpass | (v) to get ahead of; to move past |
| surfeit | (n) an overabundant supply; an excess amount |
| trans | (WR) across or through |
| transit | (n) a passage of movement of objects or people from one place to another |
| transact | (v) to put a business agreement or deal through |
| transcend | (v) to rise above or go beyond the limits |