Vocabulary English-English With P Part 4
Primate (noun)
- any of an order of mammals comprising man together with the apes, monkeys or related Allelomimetic behavior is highly developed among primates, where it has the principal function of providing warning against predators.
Primitive (adjective)
of or pertaining to early stages in the evolution of human culture
- In primitive times, there were no televisions, radios, or microwaves.
Principal (adjective)
most important, influential, or significant
- William Faulkner’s principal residence during the next several months was near Paris, France, just around the corner from the Luxembourg Gardens, where he spent much of his time; his written description of the gardens would later be revised for the closing of his novel Sanctuary.
Principle (noun)
a broad and basic rule or truth
- The best philosophy I can convey about how to avoid problems is the principle of the three red flags, which states that most accidents are not the result of an unavoidable "karmic-cannonball," but rather are the predictable outcome of a series of related events.
Prior to (verb)
going before; just gone by or elapsed
- No one else had gone to college prior to his entering Harvard.
Probable (adjective)
likely to happen or to be true; based on probability or presumption
- The Ontario report found a probable link between firefighting and cancer even though the evidence was inconsistent.
Probe (verb)
to study in order to acquire information
- The committee probed more into the allegations of whether or not he had engaged in insider trading.
Procedure (noun)
an official or prescribed course of action; a method used in dealing with something
- For those unfamiliar with the term, cold reading is the description of the personality, characteristics, and features, past experiences and sometimes the future of a person without the use of standard psychological or other formal diagnostic procedures.
Proclamation (noun)
a public statement; the act of announcing
- Dubbed the Emancipation Proclamation, the law decreed that all slaves were free men.
Precocious (adjective)
exhibiting mature qualities at an unusually early age
- A recent study in Norway suggests that wild salmon lose out to sexually precocious fish-farm invaders when breeding in rivers.
Procurement (noun)
the act of getting possession of: obtaining by particular care and effort
- Most organ procurement organizations offer programs that forward letters from organ recipients to the families of organ donors.
Profound (adjective)
beyond the understanding of the average mind
- It is a complex story within the healthcare scheme of technological modernization that has one profound and simple reality: there will not be enough money to pay for the healthcare costs of this country.
Progeny (noun)
a group consisting of those descended directly from the same parents or ancestors
- John Adams's marriage of 54 years to this wise, learned, strong willed, passionate, and patriotic woman began the brilliant phase of Adams family history that produced their son John Quincy, his son Charles Francis, his sons Henry and Brooks, and numerous other distinguished progeny.
Project (verb)
a rough or tentative calculation
- The costs of advances in modern medical technology and services have been projected to be between $1.5 to $2.3 trillion dollars.
Prolific (adjective)
characterized by great productivity
- Ebay, an Internet company allowing people to buy and sell products Online, is one of the most prolific businesses in recent history.
Prolonged (adjective)
of long duration; extending tediously beyond a standard duration
- In 1772, Archbishop von Schrattenbach died, to be succeeded by Hieronymus von Colloredo. The latter, at first sympathetic to the Mozart’s, later became irritated by Wolfgang's prolonged absences and stubborn ways.
Prominent (adjective) widely known and esteemed
- Thompson and Allen are respectively touted as prominent west coast and east coast movie producers.
Promisingly (adverb)
of, or relating to indicative of future success
- Mozart's career in Vienna began promisingly, and he was soon commissioned to write The Abduction from the Seraglio (1782).
Promote (verb)
to make known the positive features of a product; to provide favorable publicity for
- While a psychologist openly shares psychological principles to promote treatment, psychics use psychology as a personal tool to manipulate the client, known as the sitter, presumably for the sitter's own good.
Prone (adjective)
having or showing a tendency or likelihood
- More areas in the world were prone to drought than those in the past.
Propagate (verb)
to bring into existence and foster the development of; increase
- Because the rate at which a wave loses its energy is inversely related to its wave length, tsunamis not only propagate at high speeds, they can also travel great, transoceanic distances with limited energy losses.
Propel (verb)
to force to move or advance with or as if with blows or pressure
- After a person chews and swallows, the food is propelled down the ten inches of esophagus and into the stomach.
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