preen | v. make oneself tidy in appearance; feel self-satisfaction |
preponderance | n. superiority in numbers or amount |
prequel | n. a literary, dramatic, or cinematic work whose narrative takes place before that of a preexisting work or a sequel |
presage | v. foretell or predict; indicate or warn of in advance |
preservative | n. something used to preserve, especially a chemical added to foods to inhibit spoilage |
prestidigitation | n. cleverly executed trick or deception; skill in performing magic or conjuring tricks with hands |
presumable | a. supposed to be true; reasonable as a supposition |
presumption | n. act of presuming, or believing upon probable evidence; act of assuming; belief upon incomplete proof |
pretence | n. act of pretending or pretension; a false claim or pretext.. |
pretension | n. advancing of a claim; assertion; a false or unsupportable quality |
preternatural | a. being beyond normal course of nature; differing from natural |
prevalent | a. widespread; widely or commonly occurring, existing, accepted |
prevaricate | v. lie; stray from or evade truth; behave in evasive way such as to delay action |
primeval | a. ancient; primitive; belonging to the first or earliest age; original or ancient |
primp | v. become formal or affected in dress or manners; give neat appearance to |
privation | n. hardship; state of extreme poverty |
proactive | a. acting in advance to deal with an expected difficulty |
profane | v. violate; put to improper, unworthy, or degrading use; abuse |
proffer | v. hold forth so that a person may take; offer for acceptance |
profiteer | n. one who makes an unreasonable profit not justified by their corresponding assumption of risk |
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