| A | B |
| predecessor | noun; a person who precedes another in an office or a position |
| premeditated | adjective; planned or plotted; closely considered beforehand; deliberate |
| presumptuous | adjective; acting without permission or right; arrogant |
| pretentious | adjective; ostentatious; claiming an undeserved distinction |
| proboscis | noun; the long snout of an animal; a nose, especially a prominent one |
| procrastinate | verb; to put off until later; to delay without a good reason |
| prodigy | noun; a person with extraordinary talents, especially a highly gifted child; an exceptional act or thing that causes amazement; a marvel |
| proficient | adjective; advanced in a particular art or science; skilled; expert; qualified |
| proletarian | adjective or noun; of or belonging to the working class; a person belonging to the working class |
| prologue | noun; introductory lines of a play; the preface of a literary work; an introductory or preceding event |