Word Root: pro

before, forward, taking care of, on behalf of
From Latin: pro
Sample words for the root pro: produce, product, problem, process, protect, productive, prominent, promise, propeller, protein, procedure, procession, promotional, proceed, prodigy, progeny, proliferate, protrude, provoke, propensity, proprietor, propriety, prospector, prosper, procrastination, profligate, profound, proposition, prosperous, provincial, profess, proficient, progression. Each word has meanings and examples. Click their buttons to get sentences selected from classic works and modern media.

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 Words of pro
1 probation   Speak  
n. act of proving; trial period
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2 problem   Speak  
n. any question involving difficulty
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3 problematic   Speak  
a. open to doubt; unsettled; questionable; difficult to solve
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4 procedure   Speak  
n. act or manner of moving forward; steps taken in an action
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5 proceed   Speak  
n. follow a certain course; move ahead; travel onward
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6 proceeding   Speak  
n. a sequence of steps by which legal judgments are invoked
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7 proceeds   Speak  
n. profit, money made from selling something; income arising from land or other property
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8 process   Speak  
n. a series of actions taken in order to achieve a particular end
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9 procession   Speak  
n. a line of people who are all walking or travelling in the same direction, as part of a ceremony
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10 proclaim   Speak  
v. declare; announce something publicly or officially, especially something positive
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11 proclivity   Speak  
n. inclination; natural tendency; readiness; facility of learning
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12 procrastinate   Speak  
v. postpone or delay needlessly; put off doing something, especially out of habitual carelessness or laziness
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13 procrastination   Speak  
n. putting off or delaying or defering an action to a later time; slowness as a consequence of not getting around to it
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14 procure   Speak  
v. bring into possession; cause to accrue to, or to come into possession of; cause to come
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15 prodigal   Speak  
a. wasteful; reckless with money
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16 prodigious   Speak  
a. impressively great in size, force, or extent; enormous
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17 prodigy   Speak  
n. person with exceptional talents or powers; wonder
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18 produce   Speak  
v. make or manufacture, create, bring forth
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19 product   Speak  
n. (plural) the totality of goods that a company makes available
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20 productive   Speak  
a. having quality or power of producing; yielding or furnishing results
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21 productivity   Speak  
n. quality or state of being productive; productiveness.
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22 profane   Speak  
v. violate; put to improper, unworthy, or degrading use; abuse
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23 profess   Speak  
v. state freely; practice as a profession, teach, or claim to be knowledgeable about; confess one's faith in, or allegiance to
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24 profession   Speak  
n. occupation requiring special education
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25 professional   Speak  
a. engaged in, or suitable for a profession
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26 professionalism   Speak  
n. expertness characteristic of a professional person
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27 proffer   Speak  
v. hold forth so that a person may take; offer for acceptance
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28 proficiency   Speak  
n. skillfulness in command of fundamentals deriving from practice and familiarity; expertise
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29 proficient   Speak  
a. skilled; expert; having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude
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30 profile   Speak  
n. outline; a biographical sketch
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31 profit   Speak  
n. advantageous gain or return; income received from investments or property
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32 profiteer   Speak  
n. one who makes an unreasonable profit not justified by their corresponding assumption of risk
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33 profligate   Speak  
a. inclined to waste resources or behave extravagantly; wildly immoral
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34 profound   Speak  
a. deep; not superficial; far-reaching
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35 profoundly   Speak  
ad. deeply; in a way that has a strong effect; extremely
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36 profuse   Speak  
a. in great quantity or abundance; bountiful; exceedingly liberal
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37 profusion   Speak  
n. overabundance; lavish or unrestrained expense
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38 progenitor   Speak  
n. direct ancestor; originator of a line of descent; originator or founder
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39 progeny   Speak  
n. one derived from another; offspring or descendant; result of creative effort, as product
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40 prognosis   Speak  
n. forecasted course of a disease;  forecast or prediction; likelihood of recovery from a disease
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41 progress   Speak  
n. moving or going forward; proceeding onward; advancing
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42 progression   Speak  
n. sequence; act of moving forward toward a goal
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43 progressive   Speak  
a. forward-looking; advancing; incremental
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44 prohibit   Speak  
v. ban; taboo; forbid
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45 prohibitive   Speak  
a. tending to discourage; prohibiting; forbidding
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46 prohibitively   Speak  
ad. forbiddingly; in a prohibitive manner; so as to prohibit
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47 project   Speak  
n. any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted; program; plan; scheme
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48 projectile   Speak  
n. a weapon that is thrown or projected; self-propelled missile, such as rocket; a fired or thrown object
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49 projecting   Speak  
a. extending out above or beyond a surface or boundary
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50 projection   Speak  
n. plan for an anticipated course of action; thing that extends outward beyond a prevailing line or surface
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51 projectionist   Speak  
n. one who operates the projector in a movie house
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52 projector   Speak  
n. an optical device for projecting a beam of light
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53 proletarian   Speak  
n. member of working class; blue collar person
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54 proliferate   Speak  
v. grow rapidly; propagate; reproduce
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55 proliferation   Speak  
n. rapid growth; spread; increase in size by reproduction
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56 prolific   Speak  
a. producing offspring or fruit in great abundance; fertile
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57 prolixity   Speak  
n. tedious wordiness; verbosity;  great length; minute detail
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58 prologue   Speak  
n. introduction, usually to a poem or play
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59 prolong   Speak  
v. make longer; draw out; lengthen
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60 promenade   Speak  
v. walk for pleasure, display, or exercise
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61 prominence   Speak  
n. relative importance; the property of being prominent; a standing out from the surface of something
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62 prominent   Speak  
a. very well known and important; immediately noticeable
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63 promiscuous   Speak  
a. having casual sexual relations frequently with different partners; casual and unrestrained in sexual behavior
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64 promise   Speak  
v. tell someone that you will certainly do something
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65 promising   Speak  
a. likely to develop desirably; affording hope
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66 promontory   Speak  
n. natural elevation, especially a rock that projects into the sea; cliff; headland; high cape
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67 promote   Speak  
v. help to flourish; advance in rank; publicize
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68 promoter   Speak  
n. a person who helps to organize or finance an event; active supporter or advocate
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69 promotional   Speak  
a. intended to advertise something in order to sell it
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70 promulgate   Speak  
v. proclaim doctrine or law; make known by an official publication
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71 pronghorn   Speak  
n. antelope-like ruminant of western North American plains with small branched horns
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72 pronounced   Speak  
a. very noticeable or certain; distinct; strongly marked
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73 proofread   Speak  
v. read copy or proof for purposes of error detection and correction
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74 propaganda   Speak  
n. organization or plan for spreading a particular doctrine or a system of principles
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75 propagate   Speak  
v. cause something to multiply or breed; cause to extend to a broader area or larger number
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76 propellant   Speak  
n. something that propels or drives forward
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77 propeller   Speak  
n. a device that causes a ship or aircraft to move, consisting of two or more blades that spin at high speed
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78 propensity   Speak  
n. natural inclination; tendency or preference; predilection
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79 proper   Speak  
a. belonging to one; individual; belonging to the natural or essential constitution; not common or particular
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80 prophecy   Speak  
n. declaration of something to come; foretelling; prediction; knowledge of the future
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81 prophet   Speak  
n. one who speaks by divine inspiration or as the interpreter through whom the will of a god is expressed
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82 prophetic   Speak  
a. foretelling events as if by divine inspiration
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83 prophylactic   Speak  
a. defending or protecting from disease or infection
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84 propinquity   Speak  
n. property of being close together; kinship; nearness; similarity in nature
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85 propitiate   Speak  
v. make peace with; appease and render favorable
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86 propitious   Speak  
a. presenting favorable circumstances; fortunate; advantageous
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87 proponent   Speak  
n. one who argues in support of something; advocate; backer
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88 proportion   Speak  
n. percentage; quotient obtained when a part is divided by the whole; part considered in relation to the whole
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89 proposal   Speak  
n. something proposed; an act of proposing; an offer of marriage
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90 propose   Speak  
v. make a proposal, declare a plan for something
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91 proposition   Speak  
n. plan suggested for acceptance; a matter to be dealt with; subject for discussion or analysis
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92 propound   Speak  
v. put forward; offer for consideration or debate
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93 proprietor   Speak  
n. one who has legal title to something; owner
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94 proprietorship   Speak  
n. an unincorporated business owned by a single person who is responsible for its liabilities and entitled to its profits
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95 propriety   Speak  
n. fitness; correct conduct; quality of being proper; appropriateness
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96 propulsion   Speak  
n. push; driving force; an act of propelling
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97 propulsive   Speak  
a. driving forward; having power to propel
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98 proscribe   Speak  
v. command against; banish;  not allow something  
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99 prosecute   Speak  
v. seek to obtain or enforce by legal action; carry out or participate in an activity; be involved in
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100 prosecutor   Speak  
n. one who carries out legal action, especially criminal proceedings; one who prosecutes any purpose, plan, or business
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101 proselytize   Speak  
v. induce someone to convert to one's own religious faith
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102 prospect   Speak  
v. search for or explore for mineral deposits or oil
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103 prospector   Speak  
n. someone who explores an area for mineral deposits
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104 prospectus   Speak  
n. summary, plan, or scheme of something proposed, affording a prospect of its nature
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105 prosper   Speak  
v. flourish; thrive; gain in wealth; grow stronger
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106 prosperity   Speak  
n. good fortune; financial success; physical well-being
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107 prosperous   Speak  
a. successful; thriving; having or characterized by financial success or good fortune
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108 prostrate   Speak  
v. put or throw flat with face down;  cause to lie flat
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109 protagonist   Speak  
n. the principal character in a work of fiction; the main character in a drama;  leader of a cause; champion
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110 protean   Speak  
a. versatile; able to take on many shapes; readily taking on varied shapes
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111 protect   Speak  
v. shield from danger, injury, destruction, or damage
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112 protectionist   Speak  
n. an advocate of the policy of shielding a country's domestic industries from foreign competition by taxing imports
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113 protege   Speak  
n. a person guided and protected by a more prominent person
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114 protein   Speak  
n. one of the many substances found in food, such as meat or eggs, that is necessary for the body to grow
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115 protest   Speak  
n. expression of disagreement and disapproval;  complain against
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116 protocol   Speak  
n. code of correct conduct; rules governing socially acceptable behavior; record of a transaction
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117 prototype   Speak  
n. original work used as a model; original type
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118 protract   Speak  
v. prolong; draw out or lengthen in time
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119 protrude   Speak  
v. extend out or project in space; stick out
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120 protruding   Speak  
a. extending out above or beyond a surface or boundary
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121 protuberance   Speak  
n. something that bulges out; swelling or tumor on the body
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122 provenance   Speak  
n. place of origin; source; provenience
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123 providence   Speak  
n. act of providing or preparing for future use or application; making ready; preparation; foresight
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124 provident   Speak  
a. displaying foresight; providing carefully for future; preparing for emergencies
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125 provincial   Speak  
a. relating to a province; limited in outlook; unsophisticated
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126 provincialism   Speak  
n. regionalism; localism; a lack of sophistication
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127 provisional   Speak  
a. temporary; provided for present need only
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128 provocation   Speak  
n. unfriendly behavior that causes anger or resentment; aggravation
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129 provocative   Speak  
a. arousing anger or interest; tending to provoke or stimulate
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130 provoke   Speak  
v. stir to anger; give rise to; stir to action or feeling
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131 provoking   Speak  
a. troubling the nerves or peace of mind, as by repeated vexations
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132 proximity   Speak  
n. state of being proximate; nearness in place, time, or relation
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133 proxy   Speak  
n. authority to act for another; agent or substitute
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