The P’s

Question 1

Paucity

Answer 1

Lack of something

Question 2

Placate

Answer 2

Comfort or bring peace

Question 3

Portend

Answer 3

Forecast

Question 4

Postulate

Answer 4

To claim

Question 5

Precocious

Answer 5

To show advanced development or maturity at an early age

Question 6

Prehensile

Answer 6

Greedy

Question 7

Progeny

Answer 7

Offspring

Question 8

Prognosis

Answer 8

An Outcome statement

Question 9

Protracted

Answer 9

To prolong or extend in time

Question 10

Prudent
“My prudent uncle pays for everything with cash so he will not build up a pile of debt”
Similar word wary

Answer 10

To act or show care and thought for the future

Question 11

Puerile

Answer 11

To be Childish

Question 12

Putative

Answer 12

Accepted

Question 13

Paltry

Question 14

Panacea

Question 15

Parameter

Question 16

Paroxysmal

Answer 16

Sudden spasms or seizures

Question 17

Pediculosis

Answer 17

Infested with lice

Question 18

Potent

Question 19

Precipitous

Question 20

Predispose

Question 21

Proliferation

Answer 21

A rapid increase in number

Question 22

Proscribe
Gambling is proscribed by law

Answer 22

To forbid

Question 23

Pugnacious

Question 24

Palliative

Answer 24

Something soothing

Question 25

Paroxysms

Answer 25

Convulsions

Question 26

Permeate

Question 27

Perused

Answer 27

To examine in detail or read thoroughly

Question 28

Placate

Answer 28

To make someone less angry or hostile

Question 29

Portentous

Answer 29

Ominous

Question 30

Posthumous

Answer 30

Post burial or mortem

Question 31

Postulate

Question 32

Precede

Answer 32

To come before

Question 33

Primiparous

Answer 33

Relating to women who has birthed her first child

Question 34

Puerperal

Answer 34

Relating to child birth