托业考试综合辅导(14b)

potent¹ adj. possessing inner or physical strength; powerful; exerting or capable of exerting strong influence; cogent²

potential adj. possible; capable of becoming; able to be

potential n. possibility; ability; capability³ of being; possible energy (Electricity)

powerful adj. exerting great force; effective; potent; producing the desired effect; mighty⁴; authoritative⁵; influential⁶

praiseworthy adj. meriting praise; highly commendable⁷

precede v. to go before; to come before; to be in front; to be ahead of; to predate; to happen before

precept⁸ n. a rule or principle prescribing a particular course of action or conduct

precise adj. exact; not more and not less; meticulous⁹; exacting¹⁰; strict

precisely¹¹ adv. exactly; accurately¹²; definitely; certainly; surely

precondition n. advance stipulation¹³; preliminary terms

precondition v. to train in advance; to put in the necessary condition ahead of time; to condition beforehand

predestination n. the act of predestining or the condition of being predestined; destiny; fate

predict v. to prophesy¹⁵; to foretell¹⁶; to announce in advance

predictable adj. can be prophesied¹⁷; can be foretold¹⁸

predisposition n. sensitivity; susceptibility (to disease, etc.)

predominate v. to control to rule over; to be superior; to be of higher rank or authority; to comprise a majority; to prevail; to preponderate²⁰; to be wide-spread

preempt²¹ v. to occupy a place; to take a place; to obtain at an advance opportunity; to acquire by preemptive right

preface n. introduction; foreword; opening statement

preface v. to use as an introduction; to use as a foreword; to write an introduction; to write a foreword

prefer v. to hold superior; to appoint; to nominate; to like better; to promote; to advance; to bring before (a judge, governor, etc.)

preference n. favor; liking²²; fondness; priority; superior status; something that is preferred; favorite; option within a menu that can be individually adjusted and determines the appearance or function of a program or operation system (Computers)

pregnant adj. carrying developing offspring within the body; weighty or significant; full of meaning; having a profusion²⁴ of ideas

prejudice n. preconceived opinion; bias²⁵; sentence passed before proper examination of the circumstances

prejudice v. to express a preconceived opinion; to express one's biases²⁶; to infringe²⁷ on someone's rights; to injure the rights of another

premises²⁸ n. property; site; area; grounds; lands; office or building with the grounds belonging to it

premium²⁹ n. supplementary³⁰ charge; additional charge; amount paid for insurance; prize; reward; tuition

premonition n. a presentiment³¹ of the future; a foreboding; a warning in advance; a forewarning

prepaid adj. paid in advance; remunerated ahead of time; settled beforehand via payment

prerogative³² n. right; special privilege

prescribe v. to set down as a rule or guide; enjoin³³; to order the use of (a medicine or other treatment)

prescription³⁴ n. written order for a medication; instruction; directive; order; command

preserve n. area of land set aside to protect natural resources and wildlife

preserve v. to guard; to keep safe; to keep; to defend; to protect; to make everlasting³⁵

president n. head; leader; chairman; chief

pressure n. exertion³⁶ of force; application of weight; weight; burden; encumbrance³⁷

presume v. to take for granted; to dare; to venture; to take liberties; to permit oneself

pretend adj. simulated, feigned³⁸, make-believe

pretend v. to impersonate; to act in a role; to claim; to assert

pretense³⁹ n. feigning⁴⁰; pretending; impersonation; false show; false appearance; claim; assertion

pretentious⁴¹ adj. impersonating; putting on a false appearance; pretending; feigning; arrogant⁴²; haughty⁴³

prevail v. to win; to succeed; to overcome; to surpass; to prove superior; to predominate; to rule; to reign⁴⁴

prevalent adj. common; widespread; current

prevent v. to cause not to happen; to avert⁴⁵; to delay; to impede⁴⁶; to hinder

preventive adj. averting⁴⁷; avoiding; delaying; inhibiting⁴⁸; hindering; designed to avert unwanted circumstances

preventive n. safeguard; something used to avert an unwanted situation

previous adj. earlier; antecedent; hasty; premature⁴⁹

previously⁵⁰ adv. before; at an earlier time; in the past; antecedently

primarily adv. chiefly; principally; mainly; in the first place; initially⁵¹

principal adj. chief; head; leading; primary; main; major; first in rank; of the highest importance or priority

principal n. school director, school master; capital sum (Finance)

principle n. doctrine⁵²; tenet; precept; fundamental law; primary law on which other laws are based

prior adj. earlier; antecedent; former

prior n. officer of a monastery⁵³, high-ranking member of a religious order

prioritize v. to set priorities; to organize according to importance

priority n. preference; precedence; higher rank; privileged position; seniority; precedence

privacy n. seclusion⁵⁴, solitude⁵⁵, reclusion⁵⁶; state of being private, secrecy⁵⁷, confidentiality⁵⁸; freedom from harassment⁵⁹ or disturbance⁶⁰

privatize v. to transfer control from governmental to individual powers

privilege n. special individual right not enjoyed by others; benefit; right; advantage; prerogative; benefits given only to people of a particular group; immunity⁶¹ from legal prosecution⁶²

privilege v. to grant special rights; to give special advantages or benefits; to provide immunity from legal prosecution; to exempt⁶³; to release from a particular obligation

probably adv. almost certainly; very likely; apparently⁶⁴; in all likelihood

procedure n. routine; protocol⁶⁵; course of action; subroutine; sequence of instructions (Computers)

proceed v. to continue; to carry on; to advance; to progress; to move forward

process n. routine; course of action; advance; summons to court; program which uses some of a multitasking computer's system resources (Computers); projecting part in an organism

process v. to treat; to adapt; to prepare; to make ready

procrastinatev. to put off doing something; postpone⁶⁶ doing what one should be doing

procure⁶⁷ v. to obtain; to acquire; to get; to buy; to purchase

procurement⁶⁸ n. purchase; sale; acquisition

production n. manufacture; assembly; output;, yield; process of publicizing a motion picture (or play, television program, etc.)

productivity n. generativeness, creativeness; fruitfulness, prolificness⁷⁰, state of accomplishing a large amount of work

profession n. vocation⁷¹; skilled occupation; total people engaged in a profession; declaration; proclamation; avowal⁷²; acknowledgement

professional adj. of a skilled occupation; working in one of the skilled occupations

professional n. person who works in a skilled occupation, specialist

proficiency⁷⁴ n. expertise⁷⁵; state of having expert skills; skillfulness; adeptness⁷⁶; masterfulness

profit n. earnings⁷⁷; financial gain; benefit; avail; financial income; advantage; privilege

profit v. to earn income; to make financial gains; to be of service; to be beneficial; to be advantageous⁷⁸

profitable adj. lucrative⁷⁹; paying; rewarding; beneficial; producing income

profuse⁸⁰ adj. plentiful⁸¹; abundant; generous; giving freely; extravagant⁸²; wasteful⁸³

profusion n. plentifulness⁸⁴; abundance; numerousness;, plurality; wasteful spending; squandering⁸⁵; lavishness⁸⁶; excess

programmer n. person who creates sets of instructions for a computer or other device

progress n. headway; forward movement; development; advancement⁸⁷

progress v. to advance; to move forward; to gain

prohibit v. to outlaw⁸⁸; to forbid by law; to interdict⁸⁹; to enjoin; to ban; to prevent; to hinder

proliferate⁹⁰ v. to reproduce quickly; to multiply rapidly; to thrive; to grow quickly

proliferation n. rapid multiplication⁹¹; rapid reproduction; prosperity; rapid growth; instance of thriving

prolific⁶⁹ adj. fruitful, productive; abundant, plentiful; reproducing, multiplying; producing fruit

prolong v. to extend; to lengthen⁹²

promise n. pledge; vow⁷³; declaration of intention; source of hope; basis for expectations

promise v. to pledge; to give one's word; to vow; to commit oneself to a certain course of action

promote v. to further; to advance; to advance in rank or position; to foster sales through advertising⁹³; to encourage sales; to aid; to help; to assist; to obtain through trickery

promotional adj. of publicizing; of advancement; of encouragement; of fostering; of an enterprise; of an initiative

promulgate⁹⁴ v. to make known (a decree, for example) by public declaration; announce officially; to put (a law) into effect by formal public announcement

proof adj. resistant⁹⁵; invulnerable; impervious⁹⁶; sealed; durable⁹⁷; capable of withstanding; used in proofreading⁹⁹; serving as a trial print

proof v. to make resistant; to make impervious; to make a trial print for proofreading; to proofread⁹⁸, to edit

propensity¹⁰⁰ n. inclination¹⁰¹; tendency; disposition¹⁹; aptitude¹⁰²; special trait; distinct trait

property n. possessions; belongings¹⁰³; estate; assets; ownership; characteristic; attribute; prop¹⁴ used on-stage during a performance (Theater)

propitious¹⁰⁴ adj. presenting favorable circumstances; auspicious¹⁰⁵; kindly¹⁰⁶; gracious

proposal n. suggestion; tender; plan; offer of marriage

propose v. to suggest; to recommend; to tender; to make an offer of marriage

proposition n. offer; plan; theory; theorem (Mathematics); problem

prosaic¹⁰⁷ adj. common; regular; boring; tedious; unimaginative; dull; resembling prose; similar to the writing style for prose

proscribe¹⁰⁸ v. to denounce or condemn¹⁰⁹; to prohibit; forbid; to banish¹¹⁰ or outlaw (a person)

prospect¹¹¹ n. chance; probability of advancement or success; hope; promise; view; vista¹¹²; scene; outlook; perspective; potential customer (Economics)

prospect v. to search for valuable materials (such as gold, oil, etc.); to examine an area for the presence of valuable materials

prospectus¹¹³ n. document or brochure providing a brief description of a project or enterprise (provided to potential clients or investors)

protection n. defense¹¹⁴; shelter; safety; act of safeguarding; act of defending

protocol n. method of dealing¹¹⁵ with a certain subject; draft of a treaty; rules of behavior; standard for dealing with data transfer (Computers)

provision n. supply; stock; act of supplying or furnishing; measure; means; food; condition; stipulation

provision v. to supply with stock; to equip with supplies (esp. food)

proximity¹¹⁶ n. adjacency; nearness; closeness; vicinity

prudent¹¹⁷ adj. characterized by, arising from, or showing prudence¹¹⁸

publication n. process of producing and distributing printed material; any printed material that has been produced and distributed (such as journals, pamphlets, etc.); act of publicizing, act of advertising

publicize v. to advertise; to bring to the attention of a large audience

pull out v. to remove; to withdraw; to abandon; to exit; to depart

purchase n. something which has been bought; act of buying

purchase v. to buy; to acquire in exchange for money; to procure; to obtain

pursue v. to chase after; to follow; to aspire¹¹⁹ to; to strive for; to continue; to carry on; to persist in; to work at

pursuit n. chase; hunt; quest;, search; occupation; pastime

pushy¹²⁰ adj. bossy¹²¹; domineering; controlling; aggressive; extremely self-assertive

put in v. to make an application; to enter; to let something or someone enter

put off v. to postpone; to disgust; to repulse¹²²; to deter²³

put up with v. to tolerate; to be patient

puzzle n. enigma¹²³; riddle¹²⁴; problem; game composed of differently shaped pieces which fit together to form a picture; jigsaw¹²⁵

puzzle v. to mystify; to baffle; to confound; to confuse; to perplex; to bewilder