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ir -, (prefix, var. of in: in, into, not, without.)
irreducible, adj. That can not be lessened.
irrefragable, adj. That can not be refuted or disproved.
irrefrangible, adj. That can not be broken or violated.
irreversible, adj. Irrevocable.
irrevocable, adj. Unchangeable.
it -, (root: to go; as, adit; exit.)
jac -, (root: to throw; as, ejaculate.)
jac -, (root: to lie; as, adjacent.)
jaculate, v. To throw out.
jec -, (root: to throw; as, ejection.)
joc -, (root: to joke: as, jocose, joke.)
jocose, adj. Done or made in jest; joking.
jocular, adj. Inclined to joke.
join -, (root: to join; as, adjoin.)
jour -, (root: day; as adjournment, journal.)
journalism, n. The business of managing, editing, or writing for newspapers.
journalize, v. To keep a diary.
journey, n. Passage from one place to another.
junct -, (root: to joint; to unite; to connect: as, adjunct, conjunctive.)
junction, n. The condition of being joined.
juncture, n. An articulation, joint, or seam.
jur -, (root: to swear; as, abjure, juror, perjury.)
juri -, (prefix: law.)
juridical, adj. Pertaining to the law, judges, and the justice system.
jurisdiction, n. Lawful power or right to exercise official authority.
jurist, n. A lawyer; a judge.
juror, n. One who serves on a jury or is sworn in for jury duty in a court of justice.
jutant -, (root: to assist; as, adjutant.)
labor -, (root: to work; as, laboratory, collaborate.)
laboratory, n. A building or room fitted up for conducting scientific experiments, analyses, etc.
laborious, adj. Toilsome.
late -, (root: to bring; to lengthen; as, ablate, dilate, oblate, prolate.)
laud -, (root: to praise; as, applaud.)
laud, v. To praise in words or song.
laudable, adj. Praiseworthy.
laudation, n. High praise.
laudatory, adj. Pertaining to, expressing, or containing praise.
lect -, (root: to choose: as, elect, select.)
lect -, (prefix: to read, as, dialect, lecture.)
lection, n. A lesson appointed to be read in a church service.
legis -, (root: law; as, legislator, legitimacy.)
legislate, v. To make or enact a law or laws.
legislative, adj. That makes or enacts laws.
legislator, n. A lawgiver.
legitimacy, n. Accordance with law.
legitimate, adj. Having the sanction of law or established custom.
lev -, (root: to raise; to lighten; as, alleviate, elevate.)
lever, n. That which exerts, or through which one may exert great power.
leverage, n. Increased power of acting by favorable mechanism.
liber -, (root: to free; as, liberal, liberate.)
liberal, adj. Giving freely.
liberalism, n. Opposition to conservatism.
liberate, v. To set free or release from bondage.
libertine, n. A rack; one who leads an immoral life.
liqu -, (root: liquid; as liquefy, liquidate.)
liquefacient, adj. Possessing a liquefying nature or power.
liquefy, v. To convert into a liquid or into liquid form.
liqueur, n. An alcoholic cordial sweetened and flavored with aromatic substances.
liquidate, v. To deliver the amount or value of.
liquor, n. Any alcoholic or intoxicating liquid.
loc -, (root -: a place; as, locative, locomotive.)
locative, adj. Indicating place, or the place where or wherein an action occurs.
locomotion, n. The act or power of moving from one place to another.
locu -, (root, var. of loqu -: to speak; as, interlocutor, locution.)
locution, n. A phrase or iidiom; manner of speaking.
locutory, n. A room used for conversation with visitors in a convent.
logic -, (prefix: thinking.)
logic, n. The science of correct thinking.
logical, adj. Capable of or characterized by clear reasoning.
logician, n. An expert reasoner.
logistics, n. The branch of military operations that deals with the supply and maintenance of equipment.
logue -, (root: speak; as, dialogue; epilogue, monologue.)
logy -, (root: study; as, geology, biology.)
longevity, n. Unusually prolonged life.
longitude, n. Distance east or west on the earth's surface.
loqu -, (root: to speak; as, eloquent, loquacious.)
loquacious, adj. Talkative.
luc -, (root: light; as, lucent, translucence.)
lucid, adj. Clear; rational.
lucrative, adj. Highly profitable.
lucre, n. Money, especially as the object of greed.
lud -, (root: game, trick; as, delude, interlude, prelude, postlude.)
ludicrous, adj. Laughable; ridiculous.
lumin -, (root: light; as, illuminate.)
luminary, n. One of the heavenly bodies as a source of light.
luminescence, n. The state of increasing brightness.
luminescent, adj. Showing increase of light.
luminosity, n. The quality of giving or radiating light.
luminous, adj. Giving or radiating light.
luna -, (root: moon; as, lunar.)
lunacy, n. Mental unsoundness.
lunar, adj. Pertaining to the moon.
lunate, adj. Crescent shaped.
lunatic, n. An insane person.
lune, n. The moon.
lustr -, (root: light; as illustrate.)
lustrous, adj. Shining.
lut -, (root: to wash; as, dilute.)
magn -, (prefix: great; stately; as, magnificent.)
magnanimous, adj. Generous in treating or judging others.
magnate, n. A person of rank or importance.
magnificence, n. The exhibition of greatness of action, character, intellect, wealth, or power.
magnificent, adj. Grand or majestic in appearance, quality, or action.
magniloquent, adj. Vainglorious.
magnitude, n. Importance.
mal -, (prefix: bad; as malediction, malefactor.)
maladroit, adj. Unskillful.
malady, n. Any physical disease or disorder, especially a chronic or deep-seated one.
malaise, n. An indefinite feeling of discomfort.
malcontent, n. One who is dissatisfied with the existing state of affairs.
malediction, n. The calling down of a curse or curses.
malefactor, n. One who injures another.
maleficent, adj. Mischievous.
malevolence, n. Ill will.
malevolent, adj. Wishing evil to others.
malign, v. To speak evil of, especially to do so falsely and severely.
malignant, adj. Evil in nature; tending to do great harm.
malodorous, adj. Bad smelling.
malpractice, n. Improper treatment by a physician or lawyer.
maltreat, v. To treat ill, unkindly, roughly, or abusively.
mani -, (root, var. of manu -: hand; as, manicure, manifest.).
mania -, (root: an irrational craving for; madness; as, bibliomania, phonomania.)
mania, n. An irrational interest, enthusiasm, or craving.
maniac, n. A person affected by mania.
manic, adj. Affected by mania.
manicure, v. To care for hands. ( also n.)
manifest, adj. Obvious; evident.
manifest, n. A cargo list; a passenger list. v. To show; to display.
manu -, (root: hand; as, manual, manufacture.).
manual, adj. Pertaining to hands. n. A handbook.
manufactory, n. a place or building where anything is regularly made.
manufacture, v. To form or produce by some industrial process.
mater -, (prefix: mother; as, alma mater, maternal.)
maternal, adj. Pertaining or peculiar to a mother or to motherhood.
matr -, (prefix, var. of mater -: mother.)
matriarchy, n. A social system in which the mother is the head of the family.
matricide, n. The killing, especially the murdering, of one's mother.
matrimony, n. The union of a man and a woman in marriage.
matron, n. A mature married woman; a female attendant or superintendent.
men -, (root: to lead; to conduct; as, amenable, demean.) (also mean -.)
meta -, (prefix: over; beyond.)
metabolism, n. (Physiology) The process by which food is converted into living units of the cells, energy, and waste matter.
migra -, (root; to wander; as, emigrate, migrant.)
migrant, adj. Wandering.
migrate, v. To remove or pass from one country, region, or habitat to another.
migratory, adj. Wandering.
mime -, (root: to imitate; to mimics; as, mimesis, mimeograph.)
mis -, (root: to send; to go; as, admission, permission.)
mis -, (root: bad; as, mistake.)
misadventure, n. An unlucky accident.
misanthropic, adj. Hating mankind.
misanthropy, n. Hatred of mankind.
misapprehend, v. To misunderstand.
misuse, v. To maltreat.
mit -, (root: to send; to go; as, admit, commit, permit.)
mne -, (root: memory; to remember; as, amnesia, amnesty, mnemonic.)
mnemonic, adj. Pertaining to memory.
mnemonics, n. A system of principles and formulas designed to assist the recollection in certain instances.
mode -, (root: to measure; as, accomodate, model, moderate, modern.)
moderation, n. Temperance.
moderator, n. The presiding officer of a meeting.
modernity, n. The state or character of being modern.
modernize, v. To make characteristic of the present or of recent times.
modification, n. A change.
modify, v. To make somewhat different.
modulate, v. To vary in tone, inflection, pitch or other quality of sound.
mon -, (root: to advise; to remind; as, admonish, monition, monument.)
monarchy, n. Government by a single, sovereign ruler.
monition, n. Friendly counsel given by way of warning and implying caution or reproof.
monitor, n. One who watches. v. To oversee.
monitory, n. Admonition or warning.
monocracy, n. Government by a single person.
monogamy, n. The habit of pairing, or having but one mate.
monologue, n. A story or drama told or performed by one person.
monomania, n. The unreasonable pursuit of one idea.
monotonous, adj. Unchanging and tedious.
monotony, n. A lack of variety.
monotype, n. The only representative of its kind, as a species of a genus or the like.
monstrat -, (root: to show; as, demonstrate, remonstrate.)
morph -, (root: shape; form; as, amorphous.)
morphometry, n. Measurement of external form.
mort -, (root: to die; death.)
mortal, adj. Destined to die.
mortgage, n. A pledge of property as a security. (v. To pledge.)
mortgagee, n. The grantee under a mortgage.
mortify, v. To humiliate.
mortuary, n. A funeral home. (adj. Pertaining to the burying of the death.)
multi -, (prefix: many; many folds.)
multifarious, adj. Having many parts; varied.
multiform, adj. Having many shapes, or appearances.
multiplicative, adj. Indicating multiplication.
multiplicity, n. the condition of being manifold or very various.
nat -, (root: to be born; birth; as, natal, prenatal, nativity.)
natal, adj. Pertaining to one's birth.
natation, n. The act or art of swimming.
nativity, n. Birth.
neg -, (root: to deny; as, abnegation, negate, renegade, renege.)
negate, v. To deny.
negation, n. The act of denying or of asserting the falsity of a proposition.
neglectful, adj. Exhibiting or indicating omission.
neo -, (prefix: new; modern; different; as, neologism.)
neocracy, n. Government administered by new or untried persons.
neologism, n. New use of words.
neology, n. The coining or using of new words or new meanings of words.
non -, (prefix: not; without.)
nona -, (prefix: nine; nine folds.)
nonagenarian, n. A person who is between ninety and one hundred years old.
nonagon, n. (Geometry) A figure having nine sides.
nov -, (root: new; as, novelty, novice.)
nov -, (root: nine; as, November.)
novice, n. A beginner in any business or occupation.
numerat -, (root: to count; as, enumerate, numeration.)
numeration, n. The act or art of reading or naming numbers.
ob -, (prefix: against; inversely; intensive; excessive.)
obcordate, adj. Inversely heart-shaped (with the notch opposite the stem).
obdurate, adj. Impassive to feelings of humanity; unyielding.
objective, adj. Grasping and representing facts as they are.
objurgate, v. To reprove; to scold.
oblate, adj. Flattened at poles (said of a sphere.) (opposed to prolate.) (ob -: against). (late -: to lengthen.)
obligate, v. To hold to the fulfillment of duty.
obligatory, adj. Binding in law or conscience.
oblong, adj. Longer than broad: applied most commonly to rectangular objects considerably elongated
obloquy, n. Disgrace; infamy; bad reputation.
obloquy, n. A long, bitter denunciation; a tirade; a harangue.
obsequious, adj. Completely submissive to another; servile.
obstinacy, n. A stubborn act; an obstinate viewpoint.
obstinate, adj. Stubborn; not yielding; standing firmly against.
obstruct, v. To place impediment against; to block; to stand in the way of.
obstruction, n. Hindrance.
obtrude, v. To push out; to intrude; to force into a place without invitation.
obtrusive, adj. Tending to be pushed or to push oneself into undue prominence.
obtund, v. To reduce the sharpness of; to blunt; to dull the sensitivity of (nerves).
obturate, v. To close; to shut up. (obsturation, n.)
obtuse, adj. Blunt; not sharp; slow to comprehend.
obverse, n. That side of a coin or medal upon which the face or main device is struck.
obvert, v. To turn the front or principal side of (a thing) toward any person or object.
obviate, v. To clear away an objection; to overcome a problem.
occlude, v. To shut up; to close. (occlusion, n.)
occurrence, n. A happening.
octa -, (prefix: eighth; eight folds; as October.)
octachord, n. A musical instrument having eight strings.
octagon, n. (Geometry) A figure with eight sides and eight angles.
octave, n. A group of eight; the eighth of a series.
octet, n. A group of eight singers or players; a composition for an octet.
octopod, adj. Having eight feet. (also, n.)
ocul -, (root: eye; as, binocular, ocular.)
ocular, adj. Of or pertaining to the eye or eye sight.
oculist, n. An eye doctor; an ophthalmologist.
of -, (prefix, var. of ob -: against; inversely; intensive; excessive; as, offend.)
officiant, n. A celebrant.
officiate, v. To act as an officer or leader.
officious, adj. Intermeddling; interfering.
offshoot, n. Something that branches off from the parent stock.
omni -, (root: all; as, omnibus, omnipotent, omnivorous.)
omnibus, n. A collection of the works of one author; a collection of various items at one time.
omnipotence, n. Unlimited and universal power.
omnipotent, adj. Possessed of unlimited and universal power.
omniscience, n. Unlimited or infinite knowledge.
omniscient, adj. Characterized by unlimited or infinite knowledge.
omnivorous, adj. Eating all kinds of food; taking in everything.
onym -, (root: name; as, acronym, antonym, synonym.)
op -, (prefix, var. of ob -: against; inversely; intensive; excessive; as, opponent.)
oper -, (root: to work; as, cooperate.)
operate, v. To put in action and supervise the working of.
operation, n. The application of instruments and manual manipulations for removing diseased parts.
operative, adj. Active.
operator, n. One who works with or controls some machine or scientific apparatus.
operetta, n. A humorous play in dialogue and music, of more than one act.
operose, adj. Hard-working; tedious.
ophthal -, (root: eye; as, opthalmic.)
ophthalmic, adj. Pertaining to the eye.
ophthalmologist, n. An eye doctor.
ophthalmology, n. The branch of medical science that deals with the functions and diseases of the eye.
opponent, n. One who supports the opposite side in a debate, discussion, struggle, or sport.
opportune, adj. Especially fit as occurring, said, or done at the right moment.
opportunist, n. One who takes advantage of circumstances to gain his ends.
opportunity, n. Favorable or advantageous chance or opening.
opposite, adj. Radically different or contrary in action or movement.
opprobrious, adj. Disgraceful; shameful.
opprobrium, n. The state of being scornfully reproached or accused of evil.
oppugn, v. To oppose.
ortho -, (prefix: straight; up right.)
orthodox, adj. Holding the commonly accepted faith.
orthodoxy, n. Acceptance of the common faith.
orthogonal, adj. Having or determined by right angles.
orthography, n. The study of spelling; correct spelling.
orthopedist, n. One who practices the correcting or preventing of deformity in any part of the body.
ound -, (root: to flow in waves; as, abound.)
palpa -, (root: to touch; as, palpable, impalpable.)
pan -, (prefix: all; all over.)
pandemic, adj. Affecting a whole people, as a disease; universal (disease).
pandemonium, n. A wild or riotous uproar.
para -, (prefix: beside; beyond.)
paragon, n. A model of excellence.
paralysis, n. Loss of the power of contractility in the voluntary or involuntary muscles.
paralyze, v. To deprive of the power to act.
paramour, n. One who is unlawfully and immorally a lover or a mistress.
paraphrase, v. To reword. (n. Giving different meaning of a text.)
parity, n. Equality, as of condition or rank.
paronymous, adj. Derived from the same root or primitive word.
pater -, (prefix: father.)
paternal, adj. Fatherly; pertaining to father.
paternity, n. Fatherhood.
patri -, (prefix, var. of pater -: father.)
patriarch, n. The chief of a tribe or race who rules by paternal right.
patriarchy, n. The social system in which the father is the head of the family.
patriotism, n. Love and devotion to one's country.
patronymic, adj. Formed after one's father's name.
pecc -, (root: to sin; as, impeccable, impecant, peccant.)
peccable, adj. Capable of sinning.
peccadillo, n. A small breach of propriety or principle; a small offense.
peccant, adj. Guilty.
pecuni -, (root: money; as, impecunious.)
pecuniary, adj. Consisting of money; pertaining to money.
ped -, (root: foot; as, expedient, impede.)
ped -, (prefix; child; as, pedagogue.)
pedagogics, n. The science and art of teaching.
pedagogue, n. A schoolmaster; a teacher. (ped -: child.)
pedagogy, n. The science and art of teaching
pedal, n. A lever for the foot usually applied only to musical instruments, cycles, and other machines.
pedicab, n. A three-wheeled vehicle pedaled by the driver.
pel -, (root: to push; as, compel, impel, repel.)
pellucid, adj. Translucent.
pend -, (root: to hang: as, append, depend, pendulous.)
pendant, n. Anything that hangs from something else, either for ornament or for use.
pendulous, adj. Hanging, especially so as to swing by an attached end or part.
pendulum, n. A weight hung on a rod, serving by its oscillation to regulate the rate of a clock.
penta -, (prefix: five folds; fifth.)
pentad, n. The number five.
pentagon, n. A figure with five angles and five sides.
pentagram, n. A figure having five points or lobes.
pentahedron, n. A solid bounded by five plane faces.
pentathlon, n. The contest of five associated exercises in the great games and the same contestants.
per -, (prefix: through, acroos.)
per -, (prefix: violate; against; as, perfidy; perjury.)
perceive, v. To have knowledge of, or receive impressions concerning, through the medium of the body senses.
perceptible, adj. Cognizable.
perception, adj. Understanding; apprehension with senses.
perceptive, adj. Capable of perceiving; pertaining to perception.
percipience, n. The act of perceiving.
percipient, n. One who or that which perceives.
perdition, n. Hell, loss of soul.
perennial, adj. Continuing though the year or through many years.
perfidious, adj. Faithless; traitorous. (per -: violate.)
perfidy, n. Treachery.
perfunctory, adj. Halfhearted; done without care.
peri -, (prefix: around; about.)
peri -, (root: risk; try; as, experience, experimental, imperil.)
pericardium, n. A membranous bag that surrounds and protects the heart.
peril, n. Danger; risk.
perilous, adj. Dangerous; risky.
perimeter, n. The bounding line of any figure of two dimensions.
perjure, v. To swear falsely to. (per -: violate.)
perjury, n. Making a false statement under oath.
perquisite, n. Any profit from service beyond the amount fixed as salary or wages.
perspective, n. The relative importance of facts or matters from any special point of view.
perspicacious, adj. Astute; keen of mind.
perspicacity, n. Acuteness; keenness of sense.
perspicuous, adj. Lucid; clear to the understanding.
perspiration, n. Sweat.
perspire, v. To excrete through the pores of the skin.
pertinacious, adj. Persistent or unyielding.
pertinent, adj. Relevant.
perverse, adj. Unreasonable; contrary.
perversion, n. Diversion from the true meaning or proper purpose.
perversity, n. Wickedness.
pervert, v. To distort; to turn from the right course.
pervious, adj. Admitting the entrance or passage of another substance.
pet -, (root: to seek; to fall on; as, centripetal, appetite, competitive.)
phil -, (root: to love; as, bibliophile, philosophy.)
philanthropic, adj. Benevolent; generous.
philanthropist, n. One who endeavors to help his fellow men.
philanthropy, n. Active humanitarianism; generosity.
philharmonic, adj. Fond of music.
philologist, n. An expert in linguistics.
philosophy, n. The general principles, laws, or causes that furnish the rational explanation of anything.
phob -, (root: fear; as, acrophobe, acrophobia.)
phobia, n. A deep fear.
phon -, (root: sound; as, phonic, symphony.)
phonetic, adj. Representing articulate sounds or speech.
phonic, adj. Pertaining to the nature of sound.
phonology, n. The science of human vocal sounds.
plac -, (root: to appease; to please; as, complacent, placable, implacable.)
plaudit, n. An expression of applause.
plausive, adj. Manifesting praise.
pleb -, (root: people; a commoner.)
plebe, n. A freshman in the U.S. Military Academy or the U.S. Naval Academy.
plebeian, n. A member of the common people. (adj. Unrefined; coarse.)
plet -, (root: to fill; full; as, complete, deplete, repletion.)
plic -, (root, var. of ply -: to fold; as, application; complication; explicit; implication.)
plod -, (root: to burst: as, explode, implode.)
plor -, (root: to cry out; to beg; to lament; as, deplore, explore, implore.)
plos -, (root, var. of plod -: to burst: as, explosive, implosion.)
ploy -, (root: to fold; as, deploy, employ.)
ploy, n. A trick.
ply -, (root: to fold; as, apply, comply, imply, reply.)
poly -, (prefix: many.)
polyarchy, n. Government by several or many persons of what- ever class.
polycracy, n. The rule of many.
polygamy, n. The social rule or condition of having more than one wife or husband at one time. (polygamous, adj.)
polyglot, adj. Speaking several tongues.
polygyny, n. The social rule or condition of having more than one wife or female mate at one time. (polygynous, adj.)
pon -, (root, var. of pos -: to put; to place; as, component, exponent.)
port -, (root: to carry; to bring; as, export, important, report.)
portable, adj. Capable of being moved from one place to another.
pos -, (root: to place; as, composition, depose, dispose, expose, impose.)
posit, v. To present in an orderly manner.
possession, n. The having, holding, or detention of property in one's power or command.
possessive, adj. Pertaining to the having, holding, or detention of property in one's power or command.
post -, (prefix: after.)
poster -, (prefix: behind; the rear.)
posterior, n. The hinder part.
posterity, n. The descendants that proceed from one ancestor.
posthumous, adj. Occurring after one's death; born after the father's death; published after the author's death.
postlude, n. A concluding movement (in music).
postnatal, n. Occurring after birth.
postscript, n. Something added to a letter after the writer's signature.
pot -, (root: to drink; as, potable, symposium.)
potable, adj. Drinkable. n. Something that is suitable for drinking.
potation, n. A drinking; a drink of (alcoholic).
poten -, (root: power; strength; as, potential, impotent.)
potency, n. Power.
potent, adj. Physically powerful.
potential, n. A latent capability; a possibility; anything that is possible.
pre -, (prefix: before; beforehand; toward.)
prec -, (root: a prayer; to pray; as, deprecate, precarious)
precede, v. To be or go before; to have a precedence.
precedent, n. An instance that may serve as a guide or basis for a rule.
precedential, adj. Of the nature of an instance that may serve as a guide or basis for a rule.
precept, n. A rule of conduct; a commandment; a court order.
precession, n. The act of going forward.
precise, adj. Exact.
precision, n. Accuracy of limitation, definition, or adjustment.
preclude, v. To prevent.
precursor, n. A forerunner; a predecessor.
predicament, n. A difficult, trying situation or plight.
predicate, v. To state as belonging to something; to declare.
predict, v. To foretell.
prediction, n. A prophecy.
predilection, n. Preference; inclination; partiality.
predispose, v. To make liable; to adapt previously; to dispose of in advance.
preface, n. A brief explanation or address to the reader, at the beginning of a book.
preference, n. An object of favor or choice.
preferential, adj. Possessing, giving, or constituting preference or priority.
preferment, n. Preference.
prehend -, (root: to take; to grasp; as, apprehend, comprehend.)
prehens -, (root, var. of prehend -: to take; to grasp; as, apprehension.)
prehensible, adj. Capable of being grasped.
prehensile, adj. Adapted for grasping or holding, as the limbs, toes, or tail of an animal.
prehension, n. The act of laying hold of or grasping.
prejudice, n. A judgement or opinion formed without due examination of the facts.
prelate, n. One of a higher order of clergy having direct authority over other clergy.
prelude, n. An opening performance; an introductory piece of music.
premonition, n. Foreboding.
prenatal, adj. Previous to birth; occurring before birth.
preponderant, adj. Prevalent; dominant.
preponderate, v. To have superiority in influence or power.
preposition, n. The part of speech that denotes the relation of an object to an action or thing.
prepossess, v. To preoccupy the mind or heart of.
prerogative, n. A privilege or right belonging to a class or person.
prerogative, adj. Pertaining to a prerogative.
prescience, n. Knowledge of events before they actually take place; foresight.
prescient, adj. Foreknowing; having foresight.
prescript, adj. Prescribed; set down a rule or model.
prescriptible, adj. Derived from authoritative direction.
prescription, n. An authoritative direction.
presentient, adj. Perceiving or feeling beforehand.
presentiment, n. Foreboding; apprehension, as of something evil.
presentment, n. Semblance.
preservation, n. Conservation.
press -, (root: to press; as, compression, express, impressive, oppress.)
presumption, n. That which may be logically assumed to be true until disproved.
presumptuous, adj. Boldly assumed; arrogant; overconfident.
pretension, n. A bold or presumptuous assertion.
pretentious, adj. Marked by pretense, conceit, or display; showy.
prevail, v. To gain victory; to be prevalent; to overcome.
prevalence, n. The state or quality of being prevalent.
prevalent, adj. Of wide extent or frequent occurrence; predominant; prevailing.
prevention, n. Thwarting.
prim -, (prefix: first; most; as, primer, primeval.)
prima, adj. First.
primer, n. An elementary reading-book for children.
primeval, adj. Belonging to the first ages.
pro -, (prefix: before; forward; in favor of; for the shake of.)
pro, prep. In behalf of.
procedure, n. A manner or method of acting.
producible, adj. That may be brought into being, generated, grown, developed, or made.
productive, adj. Yielding in abundance.
proffer, v. To offer to another for acceptance.
proficient, adj. Possessing ample and ready knowledge or of skill in any art, science, or industry.
profuse, adj. Produced or displayed in overabundance.
progeny, n. Offspring.
prognosis, n. (Med.) A prediction of the cause and treatment of a disease based on the symptoms; a prediction.
prognostic, adj. Predicting. (n. An omen.)
progression, n. A moving forward or proceeding in course.
projection, n. A prominence.
prologue, n. A prefatory statement; an introduction.
propel, v. To drive or urge forward.
propellent, adj. Propelling.
proponent, n. One who supports a cause; one who makes a proposal.
proscribe, v. To prohibit; to outlaw; to denounce.
proscription, n. Any act of condemnation and rejection from favor and privilege; an act of proscribing.
prospective, adj. Expected; future.
prospectus, n. A paper or pamphlet containing outlines of a proposed literary work or other undertaking.
protagonist, n. The leading chracter in a drama; the leader in any event. (prot[o] -: prime.) (agon -: to contest.)
proto -, (prefix: the first; original; prime; as, protagonist, prototype.)
prototype, n. An original example; the first model.
protract, v. To prolong.
protrude, v. To push out or thrust forth; to project.
protrusion, n. The act of protruding.
provision, n. The act of providing; care taken beforehand; a proviso.
proviso, n. A condition; a stipulation.
provocation, n. An action or mode of conduct that excites resentment or vindicative feeling.