| A | B |
| proceed | to go forward |
| proclaim | to announce officially and publicly |
| proclivity | an inclination toward something, especially toward something objectionable |
| procrastinate | to put off doing something until a future time |
| profuse | generous |
| profusion | an abundance |
| projectile | a missle |
| promontory | a high peak of land or rock (mountain) jutting foreward 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 | an advocate |
| prospectus | a printed description of a proposed enterprise |
| protuberant | bulging |
| provide | to get ready beforehand |
| provident | making provision for the future |
| provision | a prepertaion for the future |
| preamble | a preliminary statement to a document |
| precedent | an act that goes before and may not serve as an example for later acts |
| precipitate | to hasten the occurence of |
| precise | sharply defined and exact |
| preclude | to make impossible by a previous action;to prevent |
| precocious | prematurely developed, as a precocious child |
| predilection | a preference |
| preeminent | standing out before all others |
| prejudice | a judgement formed beforehand without examination of the facts |
| prelude | an introductory piece of music |
| preponderant | having more power or importance |
| prerequisite | to predict |
| prevail | to win, as to prevail over the other contestants |
| prevent | to hinder |
| unprecedented | never having happened before |