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| Word | Type | Used in a Sentence | Synonym |
| preposterous | adj. | Their offer for the purchase was preposterous. | contrary to reason; absurd |
| prerequisite | noun | Competence is prerequisite to promotion. | required or necessary as a prior condition |
| presidential | adj. | They stayed in the presidential suite. | of or relating to a president |
| presumptuous | adj. | It was presumptuous of them to sit there. | going beyond what is right or proper |
| pretentious | adj. | They made a pretentious show of wealth. | claiming or demanding a position when unjustified |
| preview | noun | We saw a preview of movies to be shown. | an advance showing |
| privation | noun | Staying there amounted to privation. | lack of basic necessities |
| procrastinate | verb | She would procrastinate when asked to come. | to put off doing something |
| prodigy | noun | She was a musical prodigy at the age of five. | a person with exceptional talents |
| proletarian | noun | The proletarian must unite to gain power. | the class of industrial wage earners |