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Prolusion
- noun - a short introductory essay preceding the text of a book
- exercising in preparation for strenuous activity
Prolusory
- adjective - of or relating to or having the character of a prolusion
Promenade
- noun - a formal ball held for a school class toward the end of the academic year
- a leisurely walk (usually in some public place)
- a march of all the guests at the opening of a formal dance
- a public area set aside as a pedestrian walk
- a square dance figure; couples march counterclockwise in a circle
- march in a procession; "the veterans paraded down the street"
- take a leisurely walk; "The ladies promenaded along the beach"
Promerops
- - Any one of several species of very brilliant birds belonging to Promerops, Epimarchus, and allied genera, closely related to the paradise birds, and mostly native of New Guinea. They have a long curved beak and a long graduated tail.
Promethea
- - A large American bombycid moth (Callosamia promethea). Its larva feeds on the sassafras, wild cherry, and other trees, and suspends its cocoon from a branch by a silken band.
Promethia
- noun - a soft silvery metallic element of the rare earth group having no stable isotope; was discovered in radioactive form as a fission product of uranium
Prominent
- adjective - conspicuous in position or importance; "
- having a quality that thrusts itself into attention;
- noble
Promisees
- noun - a person to whom a promise is made
Promisers
- noun - a person who makes a promise
Promising
- verb - full or promise; "had a bright future in publishing"; "the scandal threatened an abrupt end to a promising political career"; "a hopeful new singer on Broadway"
- give grounds for expectations; "The new results were promising"; "The results promised fame and glory"
- make a prediction about; tell in advance; "Call the outcome of an election"
- make a promise or commitment
- promise to undertake or give; "I promise you my best effort"
- showing possibility of achievement or excellence; "a promising young man"