| A | B |
|---|
| preponderant (PRE before + POND heavy) | prevalent; superior in weight, force, or numbers |
| prerogative (PRE before + ROGAT ask or question) | an exclusive right or privilege (usually obtained by rank, office,or age; think I may ask before you!) |
| prescience (PRE before + SCI know) | to know beforehand; foreknowledge |
| prim (PRIM first) | stiffly proper; always doing things the correct way (think always having to be in first) |
| primeval (PRIM first) | of the first ages |
| privy | secret; concealed; hidden; being party to something of private (not public) concern |
| prodigious (PRO forward or forth) | enormous; quite large |
| prognosis (PRO for/forward + GNO know) | medical prediction (based on your test results, you can expect….) |
| prolific (PRO for/forward + FIC/FY make) | productive; always working and thereby producing |
| propriety (think proper) | correct or appropriate behavior |
| provocative (PRO forward or forth + VOC voice or call) | sexy; irresistibly drawing one's attention and inciting action (for good or bad; e.g., a beautiful girl or an annoying child) |
| pugnacious (PUGN fight + OUS full of) | one who likes to fight; combative, either physically or verbally |
| punctilious (PUNCT point + OUS full of) | precise in manner or form; exact; |
| punctual (PUNCT point ) | on time; always being there at the exact point expected |
| purveyor | a supplier or provider or goods or services |
| quadruped (QUAD four + PED foot) | four-footed |
| querulous | given to complaining, grumbling, or quarreling |
| quibble | an utterly trivial distinction or complaint; petty criticism |
| rancor | hatred; ill-will (related to rancid) |
| raucous | rowdy; disorderly; harsh or grating |
| rebuff (RE back + BUFF as in buffoon) | a strong refusal or abrupt rejection |
| recapitulate (RE again + CAPIT head) | to summarize; to repeat the main ideas |
| renovate (RE again + NOV new) | to restore |
| repartee (RE back or again + PARL speak) | a quick, witty reply; skillful in responses |
| repertory (RE again) | the works a person or group performs regularly; a store or stock of things available; repertoire |
