prolegomenon (en)

(noun) prefatory remarks / (noun) a formal essay or critical discussion serving to introduce and interpret an extended work

proleptic (en)

(adj) anticipatory; a figure of speech in which the speaker raises an objection to their own argument and then immediately answers it; also called procatalepsis

prolix (en)

using or containing too many words; tediously lengthy

promachoi (grc)

in ancient Greece and during the Byzantine era: the men fighting in the first rank of the phalanx

promontory (en)

(noun) a high point of land or rock projecting into a body of water / (noun) a prominent mass of land overlooking or projecting into a lowland / (noun) a bodily prominence

promulgated (en)

promote or make widely known

pronation (en)

rotation of the hand and forearm so that the palm faces backwards or downwards

propaedeutic (en)

(noun) preparatory study or instruction (from Greek)

propinquity (en)

the state of being close to someone or something; proximity

propitiate (en)

(verb) to gain or regain the favor or goodwill of; appease

propitiousness (en)

(adjective) favorably disposed; benevolent / (adjective) being a good omen; auspicious / (adjective) tending to favor; advantageous

proprioception (en)

(noun) the sense of the relative position of one's own parts of the body and strength of effort being employed in movement; also known as "the kinesthetic sense"

proprium (en)

a nonessential property common to all the members of a class; an attribute belonging inseparably to every member of a species

proscenium (en)

(noun) the stage of an ancient Greek or Roman theater / (noun) the part of a modern stage in front of the curtain / (noun) the wall that separates the stage from the auditorium and provides the arch that frames it / (noun) foreground / (noun) foreground

prosody (en)

(noun) the study of versification / (noun) the systematic study of metrical structure / (noun) a particular system, theory, or style of versification / (noun) the rhythmic and intonational aspect of language

prosopopoeia (en)

a figure of speech in which an abstract thing is personified OR an imagined or absent person or thing is represented as speaking (literally, "mask-making")

Protagoras (en)

a pre-Socratic Greek philosopher who is numbered as one of the sophists by Plato

protean (en)

(adjective) of or resembling Proteus in having a varied nature or ability to assume different forms / (adjective) displaying great diversity or variety; versatile

prurient (en)

(adj) having or encouraging an excessive interest in sexual matters

psephology (en)

(noun) the scientific study of elections

ptoses (en)

(noun) a sagging or prolapse of an organ or part / (noun) a drooping of the upper eyelid

puce (en)

(noun) a dark red

pudicity (en)

Pudicity is a noun that means modesty or chastity. It comes from the Latin word pudicitia, which comes from pudicus meaning "modest".

puerile (en)

childishly silly and trivial

puerperal (en)

of, relating to, or occurring during childbirth