P Set5

pretentious	adj. claiming merit or importance; pompous or showy
preternatural	adj. beyond what is natural or normal; unusual
pretext	n. ~ reason given (for doing sth) that is not the real reason; excuse
prevail	v. ~ exist or happen generally; be widespread
prevalent	adj. ~ (among/in sth/sb) existing or happening generally; widespread
prevaricate	v. try to avoid telling the (whole) truth by speaking in an evasive or a misleading way; equivocate
prey	n. animal, bird, etc hunted and killed by another for food
prim	adj. (usu derog ) (of a person) disliking anything that is improper, rude or rough; prudish
primal	adj. first or original; primeval
primary	adj. earliest in time or order of development
primate	n. archbishop
prime	adj. most important; chief; fundamental
primogeniture	n. fact of being a first-born child
primordial	adj. existing at or from the beginning, esp of the world or the universe; primeval
primp	v. (derog ) tidy (oneself, one's hair, etc) in a fussy way
pristine	adj. in its original condition; unspoilt
privation	n. lack of things necessary for life; deprivation
privy	adj. private; secret
prize	n. award given to the winner of a competition, race, etc
probe	n. tool for examining a place whichcannot be reached otherwise, esp a thin implement with a blunt end used by a doctor for examining a wound
probity	n. quality of being honest and trustworthy; integrity ;
problematic	adj. difficult to deal with or to understand
proclivity	n. ~ (fml ) natural inclination to do sth (esp sth bad); tendency
procrastinate	v. delay or postpone action
procurement	n. obtaining
prod	v. ~ (at sb/sth) push or poke (sb/sth) with a finger or some other pointed object
prodigal	adj. spending money or resources too freely; extravagant
prodigious	adj. very great in size, amount or degree, so as to cause amazement or admiration; enormous
prodigy	n. person with unusual or remarkable qualities or abilities
profane	adj. not sacred; secular
profligate	adj. recklessly extravagant or wasteful
profound	adj. deep, intense or far-reaching; verygreat
profusion	n. ~ of sth abundant supply of sth
progenitor	n. ancestor (of a person, an animal or a plant)
progeny	n. offspring
prognosis	n. (medical) forecast of the likely course of a disease or an illness
prognosticate	v. tell (sth) in advance; predict
prohibitive	adj. intended to or tending to prevent the use or purchase of sth
projectile	n. object (to be) shot forward, esp from a gun
proletarian	member of the working class
proliferate	v. produce new growth or offspring rapidly; multiply ;
prolific	adj. producing much fruit or many flowers or offspring
prolix	adj. (of a speech, writer, etc) using too many words and so boring to listen to or read
prolixity	n.
prologue	n. ~ introductory part of a poem or play
prolong	v. make longer, esp in time; extend
prominent	adj. jutting out; projecting
promiscuous	adj. not carefully chosen; indiscriminate or casual
promontory	n. area of high land jutting out into the sea or a lake; headland ; .
promote	to contribute to the growth or prosperity of:FURTHER
prompt	adj. done without delay; punctual
promulgate	v. make (sth) widely known; disseminate
prone	adj. lying flat, esp face downwards
prong	n. each of the two or more long pointed parts of a fork
pronounced	adj. very noticeable
prop	n. rigid support, esp a piece of wood, used to prevent sth falling or sagging
propagate	v. increase the number of by a natural processfrom the parent stock
propellant	n. propelling agent, eg an explosive that propels a bullet from a weapon, a fuel that provides thrust for a rocket, or compressed gas that forces out the contents of an aerosol container
propensity	n. ~ (for doing/to do sth) (fml ) inclination or tendency
prophetic	adj. of or like a prophet or prophets
prophylactic	adj. tending to prevent a disease or misfortune
propinquity	n. nearness in space or time
propitiate	v. win the favour or forgiveness of (sb) (esp when he is angry) by a pleasing act; appease or placate
propitious	adj. ~ (fml ) giving or indicating a good chance of success; favourable
proponent	n. ~ person who supports a cause, theory, etc
propound	v. put (sth) forward for consideration or solution