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All derived from 9,053 borrowed from 5,710 learned borrowing from 1,127 calque of 209 semantic loan from 2 probator An examiner; an approver. problematica Fossil specimens or elements that cannot be identified or assigned to a taxon. pro bono Without charging the usual fee; done voluntarily without fee, generally for clients or patients of limited means. procacious Bold, forward, insolent. procatalepsis A rhetorical exercise in which the speaker raises an objection to his own argument and then immediately answers it, in an attempt to strengthen the argument by dealing with possible counter-arguments. procedendo A prerogative writ that sends a case from an appellate court to a lower court with an order to proceed to judgment. proceleusmatic A metrical foot consisting of four short syllables. procellarian Any of a family of oceanic birds (Procellaridae) including the petrels, fulmars, and shearwaters. procellous stormy; tempestuous procere Of high stature; tall. procerity tallness, height procerous tall procerus A roughly triangular facial muscle that arises from the fascia of the nasal bone and a cartilage in the side of the nose and inserts into the skin between the eyebrows, drawing down the medial part of the eyebrow and the skin of the forehead. Prochorus A male given name from Ancient Greek. procidence A falling down; a prolapsus. prociduous droopy procinct A state of complete readiness for action. proclinate Inclined, directed, or leaning forward, like the teeth of some mammals and the bristles on the frons of many insects. procline Of teeth, to lean forward. proclive Having a tendency by nature; prone proclivous inclined towards something; tending by nature pro confesso As if an offence had been confessed or admitted. Proconnesus Synonym of Marmara Island. proconsular Of or pertaining to a proconsul, or the office thereof. proconsulate The office of a proconsul. procrastinatrix A female who procrastinates. procreant That procreates. procreatrix A female procreator. proctiger The terminal segment of an insect's abdomen, containing the anus. procumbent prone or prostrate procuratory Tending to, or authorizing, procuration. prodigate To squander. prodigence wastefulness; profusion prodition Disclosure. proditomania A phobia that others are conspiring against one. proditor A traitor. proditorious Treacherous, traitorous. pro domino In the capacity of a master or an owner; having dominion over a person, property, or a right. proemium Synonym of proem. pro eo quod In pleading. profanum vulgus The profane rabble. profect Profit. profectitious Proceeding from, or as if from, a parent; derived, as from an ancestor. profert The production or display of recorded evidence in court. professory Of, relating to, or similar to a professor; professorial. proficuous Useful or profitable. profluence Onward flow; current. profluent Flowing smoothly as if in a stream. profluvium A copious discharge of fluid, especially a bodily fluid. pro forma Occurring, undertaken, or performed as a perfunctory matter, in the interest of form, or for the sake of formality. profulgent Shining out; gleaming. profundal Relating to the deep zone of an inland body of water where very little sunlight penetrates; located between the limnetic and the benthic zones. profundicate To make profound; to make a concept unnecessarily complicated. profundify To make profound; to make a concept unnecessarily complicated. progenerate To beget; to generate; to produce. progeneration The act of begetting; propagation, bearing children, or reproduction. progenital Deriving from or otherwise related to progeny or a progenitor or the anatomical region employed for progeneration. progenitrix A female progenitor, a foremother, any of a person's direct female ancestors (ancestresses). progredient Of the course of an illness, progressive. pro hac vice Permitted for a specific case or action. pro indiviso Of a right: held by two or more persons in common. projecture Something that juts out beyond a surface; a projection. projicient Someone or something that launches a projectile. prolapsion prolapse prolation Speaking, utterance, the producing of words or speech. prolative uttered prolegate The deputy or substitute legate. prolepsis The assignment of something to a period of time that precedes it. proletaneous Having numerous offspring. proletary A proletarian. prolicide The crime of destroying one's offspring, either in the womb or after birth. proliferous Producing many offspring; prolific or proliferative. proligerous Productive, generative; prolific. prologetic Occurring in or serving as a prologue. prolongate Synonym of prolong. prolusion A trial before the principal performance; a prelude. prolusory Relating to prolusion; preliminary, introductory promanation The act of flowing forth; emanation. pro memoria A memory aid; a reminder or memorandum, especially a book or document serving this purpose. promerit To oblige; to confer a favour on. promontorium Synonym of promontory. promotrix A female promoter. promptuary A magazine, repository, or handbook. pronate To turn or rotate one’s hand and forearm so that the palm faces down if the forearm is horizontal, back if the arm is pointing down, or forward if the forearm is pointing up; to twist the right forearm counterclockwise or the left forearm clockwise. pronity Proneness to do something; propensity. pronograde Walking with the length of the body parallel to the ground. pronubial Promoting, or presiding over, marriage. pronunciative Of or relating to pronunciation. pronunciator Someone who pronounces; a pronouncer. pronuntiatio One of the five canons of classical rhetoric: the discipline of delivering speeches. propagandum An idea or topic spread with the goal of convincing or influencing large numbers of people, regardless of its actual validity. propagatrix A female propagator propago A layer or branch laid down to root. propellent Capable of propelling. propend To incline or lean. propendent Inclining, hanging, or projecting forward or toward propense Leaning toward, in a moral sense; inclined; disposed; prone. properate To hasten or press forward. properation haste; hurrying. proper left The direction which is to the left from an object's perspective, the direction 90 degrees counter-clockwise from the front.