| A | B |
| presedent | The school board’s decision will set a ____________________ for future cases. |
| predatory | Hawks are ____________________ birds. |
| plaintiff | The ____________________ asked the court for three million dollars in damages. |
| preposterous | The idea of having an elephant for a house pet is ____________________. |
| potency | The ___________________ of his argument convinced everyone that he was right. |
| plaintive | mournful;sad |
| premature | an event that happens too soon |
| potion | drink used as medicine |
| ponderous | large, heavy and clumsy |
| poach | to hunt illegally |
| plausible | believable; credible |
| polarize | to split into opposite sides |
| piety | religious devotion; devoutness |
| philanthropist | one who actively attempts to advance human welfare; humanitarian |
| pessimism | negativity; belief that things will turn out badly; a tendency to expect the worst |