PREFI’X, v.a. appoint beforehand; settle;
establish; put before
another thing
PRELI’MINARY, a. previous; introductory
PREJUDICE, s. prepossession; judgment formed
beforehand; mischief;
injury
PREPARATION, s. anything made by process of
operation; previous
measures
PREROGATIVE, s. an exclusive or peculiar privilege
PRE’SCIENT, a. foreknowing; prophetic
PRESENT, a. not past; not future; ready at
hand; not absent; being
face to face; being now in
view
PRESE’NT, v.a. offer; exhibit
PRESE’RVE, v.a. save; keep; defend from destruction or any evil
PRESU’MPTION, s. arrogance; blind confidence
PREVE’NT, v.a. hinder; obviate; obstruct
PRINCIPAL, a. chief; capital; essential; important; considerable
PRINCIPLE, s. constituent part; original cause
PRO’BABLE, a. likely
PRO’BABLY, a. very likely
PROBA’TION, s. proof; trial; noviciate
PROCEE’D, v.n. pass from one thing or
place to another; go forward;
issue; arise; carry on; act;
transact
PRO’CESS, s. course of law; course
PROCE’SSION, s. a train marching in ceremonious solemnity
PRODI’GIOUS, a. enormous; amazing; monstrous
PRO’DUCE, s. amount; profit; that which anything yields or brings
PRODU’CE, v.a. offer to the view or notice; bear; cause; effect
PRODU’CTION, s. the act of producing; fruit; product; composition
PROFESSION, s. vocation; known employment
PROFU’SE, a. lavish; too liberal
PROFUSION, s. extravagance; abundance
PRO’GRESS, s. course; advancement; motion forward
PROHI’BIT, v.a. forbid; debar; hinder
PROJE’CT, v.a. throw out; scheme; contrive; form in the mind
PRO’PAGATE, v.a. extend; widen; promote
PRO’PER, a. fit; exact; peculiar
PRO’PHECY, s. a declaration of something to come
PROPHE’TIC, a. foreseeing or foretelling future events
PROPORTION, s. symmetry; form; size; ratio
PROPOSITION, s. one of the three parts of a
regular argument, in which
anything is affirmed or denied;
proposal
PROPRIETOR, s. possessor in his own right
PROPRI’ETY, s. accuracy; justness
PROSA’IC, a. belonging to or resembling prose
PROTE’CTOR, s. defender; supporter; guardian
PROTRU’DE, v.a. thrust forward
PROVI’DE, v.a. procure; furnish; supply; stipulate
PROVIDE’NTIAL, a. effected by Providence; referrible to Providence