obedient a. 顺从的
odor n. 气味
offset v. 抵消 =compensate for
orient v. 使适应 ~ oneself to
overwhelm v. (感情上)使受不了;压倒 >be ~edwith sadness/~ majority
punctual a. 守时的>He is a ~ man。
propel v. 推动
pledge n. 保证
perceive v. 感知
prevail over v . 胜过
prime n. 壮年 He died in the ~ of his life。
priority n. 优先权 give ~ to
prominent a. 突出的, 杰出的=distinguished
prone to a. 易于
prosperity n. 繁荣
paradox n. 自相矛盾=contradiction,正确的
participant n. 参加者
patent n. 专利
patriotic a. 爱国的
pave v. 铺路 ~ the way for women’s Lib
permeate v. 弥漫; 渗透
perpetual a. 永久的
pertinent a. 有关的 =relevant>skills ~ to the profession
plead v. 恳求;(法庭)申诉
ponder v. 思考 She ~ed his marriage proposal for a week。
portray v. 描绘=describe/depict
precede v. 先于
precedent n. 先例
preclude n. 阻止 (from)
predecessor n. 前任
prompt a. 迅速的
predominant a. 主导的
premise n. 前提 >your ~ is wrong。
prescription n. 处方
prestige n. 威望> enjoy high ~
prevalent a. 流行的
prey n. 捕获物
probe v. 探究>~ a matter to the bottom
proficiency n. 熟练
profound a. 深刻的; 深奥的
prolong v. 延长
prospective a. 预期的,未来的
provocative a. 挑衅的