| Flap 1 | Flap 2 |
| potentate | sovereign, king |
| potpourri | medley |
| preamble | introduction |
| precipice | cliff |
| precipitous | steep |
| precis | summary |
| precocious | advanced |
| predacious | plundering |
| predicate | base |
| predilection | inclination |
| preponderance | predominance |
| prepossessing | appealing, charming |
| prestidigitator | magicians |
| preternatural | abnormal, unnatural |
| prevaricate | lie |
| priggish | pedantic, affected |
| prim | formal, prudish |
| primogeniture | first-born child |
| prismatic | many-colored, sparkling |
| privation | hardship |
| proclivity | inclination |
| proctor | supervise |
| procurer | pander |
| prodigal | wasteful |
| prodigious | marvelous, enormous |
| prodigy | a person with extraordinary ability |
| proffer | bring forward |
| profiteer | extortionist |
| profligate | licentious, prodigal |
| profusion | overabundance |
| prognosticate | foretell |
| prolix | long-winded |
| promethean | inspirational |
| promontory | headland, cape |
| promulgate | publish, disseminate |
| prophylactic | preventative |
| propound | propose |
| propriety | decorum |
| proscenium | platform, rostrum |
| prosody | study of poetic structure |
| prostrate | supine |
| protean | changing readily |
| proverbial | well-known |
| provident | having foresight, thrifty |
| provisional | temporary |
| proviso | stipulation |
| provisory | conditional |
| proxy | substitute, agent |
| prurient | lewd |
| pseudonym | alias |
| puckish | impish, mischievous |
| puerile | childish |
| pugilism | boxing |
| pugnacious | combative |
| puissant | strong |
| punctilious | meticulous |
| purblind | obtuse, stupid |
| puritanical | prim |
| purlieus | environs, surrounding |
| purloin | steal |
| purport | claim to be |
| purported | rumored |
| pursuant | following, according |
| purvey | deliver |
| purview | range, understanding |
| pusillanimous | cowardly |
| pyrrhic | battle won with unacceptable losses. |
