Children's Writer's Word Book, page 35
precious (4th): beloved (4th), cherished (5th), costly (1st), dear (1st), expensive (3rd), exquisite (6th), loved (1st), priceless (2nd), rare (4th), sweet (1st), valuable (3rd)
precipice (6th): brink (6th), cliff (2nd), drop (1st), edge (1st), ledge (5th), rim (1st)
precise (5th): accurate (6th), correct (3rd), exact (2nd), literal (6th), neat (K), specific (5th), strict (6th)
predator (2nd )
predict (6th): anticipate (6th), estimate (5th), expect (2nd), figure (2nd), forecast (4th), foresee (6th), foretell (6th), guess (1st), judge (1st), prophesy (4th), see (K)
preen (2nd): adorn (6th), dress (1st), groom (5th), plume (6th), take pride (3rd)
preface (6th): begin (1st), beginning (2nd), foreword (1st), introduce (5th), lead (1st), precede (6th), start (1st)
prefer (3rd): A. advance (2nd), offer (2nd), promote (5th), raise (1st) B. choose (3rd), elect (3rd), fancy (3rd), favor (2nd), like (K), pick (1st), select (4th)
prehistoric (5th): ancestral (5th), ancient (3rd), early (1st), original (3rd), primitive (5th)
prejudice (6th): assumption (5th), belief (1st), bias (6th), partial (6th), sexism (3rd), slant (6th), subjective (2nd)
prehistory (5th )
prejudice (6th): bias (6th), discrimination (6th), predisposition (6th)
preliminary (6th): basic (5th), beginning (1st), elementary (3rd), introductory (5th), opening (1st), presume (6th), prior (6th), surmise (6th), theory (5th)
premise (6th): argument (3rd), assumption (5th), basis (5th), given (1st), idea (1st), presume (6th), surmise (6th), theory (5th)
preoccupy (5th): absorb (5th), abstract (6th), bother (1st), engage (5th), forget (1st), involved (6th), lost (K), occupied (3rd)
prepare (1st): arrange (3rd), create (3rd), equip (5th), form (1st), furnish (3rd), make (K), provide (3rd), qualify (4th), ready (1st), study (2nd), supply (2nd)
prescribe (6th): assign (5th), command (2nd), direct (1st), impose (4th), offer (2nd), order (1st), require (2nd), suggest (2nd)
present (K): A. favor (2nd), gift (1st), grant (2nd), offering (2nd) B. award (5th), bestow (5th), confer (4th), contribute (4th), display (3rd), exhibit (4th), give (K), offer (2nd), show (1st) C. alive (3rd), attending (3rd), existing (3rd) D. now (K), this moment (1st), today (K)
preserve (4th): A. can (K), jam (K), jelly (1st) B. care for (1st), conserve (5th), guard (1st), protect (4th), rescue (4th), save (1st), secure (3rd), shelter (4th), treat (2nd)
preside (6th): captain (2nd), chair (K), control (2nd), direct (1st), head (K), judge (1st), lead (1st), manage (4th), organize (4th), run (K)
president (1st): boss (K), chief (1st), head (1st)
press (1st): A. journalist (3rd), reporter (2nd) B. clasp (4th), condense (6th), cram (5th), crowd (2nd), depress (5th), flatten (2nd), grip (4th), iron (2nd), jam (K), level (3rd), pack (1st), pat (K), poke (1st), push (1st), shove (5th), squeeze (5th)
pressure (4th): demand (5th), press (1st), push (1st), strain (4th), stress (6th), tension (5th), weight (1st)
presume (6th): assume (5th), conclude (3rd), gather (1st), guess (1st), judge (1st), suppose (2nd), surmise (6th), think (1st)
pretend (2nd): act (K), deceive (5th), fake (1st), imagine (2nd), imitate (5th), lie (1st), make believe (1st), mask (2nd), play (K)
pretext (5th): alibi (6th), cover up (1st), deception (5th), defense (5th), device (4th), excuse (3rd), reason (1st), trick (1st)
pretty (1st): A. fairly (1st), reasonably (2nd), somewhat (1st) B. attractive (5th), beautiful (1st), delicate (5th), fair (1st), good-looking (1st), handsome (3rd)
prevail (5th): affect (4th), conquer (4th), dominate (5th), endure (4th), get (K), induce (5th), overcome (2nd), reign (4th), succeed (2nd), win (1st)
prevent (3rd): avert (6th), avoid (3rd), ban (K), bar (3rd), block (1st), dam (K), deter (6th), forbid (4th), head off (1st), hinder (6th), prohibit (6th), stop (K)
prevention (3rd )
previous (5th): earlier (1st), first (1st), former (6th), preceding (6th)
prey (4th): catch (1st), chase (1st), game (K), kill (1st), stalk (4th), target (5th), use (K), victim (4th)
price (K): amount (2nd), charge (2nd), cost (1st), expense (3rd), fee (4th), payment (1st), penalty (5th), tab (K), toll (6th), value (2nd), wages (3rd), worth (3rd)
prick (5th): bore (2nd), compel (3rd), cut (K), drill (2nd), excite (4th), move (K), pierce (4th), provoke (6th), punch (4th), slit (5th), stab (5th), stick (K), stimulate (6th)
pride (2nd): arrogance (6th), conceit (5th), self-importance (3rd), vanity (5th)
priest (4th): clergy (6th), cleric (6th), father (K), minister (4th), pastor (4th), rabbi (4th)
prim (5th): clean (1st), formal (4th), grim (4th), modest (4th), neat (K), proper (3rd), pure (3rd), rigid (5th), sour (2nd), straight (3rd)
primary (5th): base (1st), beginning (1st), earliest (1st), first (1st), fundamental (4th), head (K), initial (6th), key (K), leading (1st), oldest (1st), original (3rd), primitive (5th), start (1st)
prime (5th): basic (5th), beginning (1st), best (K), bloom (4th), excellent (1st), first (1st), good (K), health (K), primary (5th), principal (3rd), splendid (4th), superb (6th), superior (4th), top (K), youth (2nd)
primitive (5th): basic (5th), early (1st), original (3rd), plain (2nd), primary (5th), savage (5th), simple (2nd), uncivilized (4th)
prince (1st): monarch (5th), nobleman (3rd), royalty (3rd)
princess (1st): monarch (5th), noblewoman (3rd), royalty (3rd)
principal (3rd): capital (2nd), central (3rd), director (1st), ethic (5th), head (1st), idea (1st), main (3rd), major (3rd), master (1st), money (K), most important (1st), prime (5th), star (K), superior (4th)
principle (4th): basis (5th), ethics (5th), fundamentals (4th), guide (1st), law (1st), regulation (5th), rule (K), source (4th), standard (3rd), truth (1st)
print (1st): impress (5th), imprint (4th), mark (1st), stamp (2nd), type (1st)
prior (5th): before (1st), earlier (2nd), former (6th), preceding (6th), previous (5th)
prison (3rd): cage (4th), cell (1st), dungeon (5th), jail (4th), vault (5th)
private (3rd): A. exclusive (6th), individual (3rd), nonpublic (2nd), restricted (6th) B. alone (1st), confidential (6th), quiet (K), remote (5th), secret (1st), solitary (5th), withdrawn (2nd) C. confidential (6th), hidden (1st), intimate (5th), personal (3rd), secret (1st)
privateer (6th): pirate (5th)
privilege (5th): advantage (3rd), allowance (5th), authority (3rd), benefit (3rd), due (2nd), entitle (5th), entitlement (5th), freedom (3rd), liberty (3rd), license (5th), permission (3rd), power (1st), right (K)
prize (3rd): A. appreciate (5th), cherish (5th), desire (5th), hope (K), treasure (4th), value (2nd) B. aim (3rd), award (5th), gift (1st), honor (1st), payment (1st), present (K), recognition (3rd), reward (4th), trophy (6th), winnings (1st)
pro (4th): A. affirmative (6th), for (K) B. professional (5th)
probably (4th): chance (2nd), expectation (2nd), likely (1st), possible (1st), risky (4th), surely (1st)
problem (1st): challenge (4th), complexity (6th), mystery (1st), puzzle (4th), question (1st), riddle (1st), unknown (1st)
proceed (4th): advance (2nd), continue (2nd), extend (4th), go (K), move along (1st), pass (2nd), progress (4th), pursue (5th)
process (4th): A. develop (5th), grow (K), handle (2nd), make (K), prepare (1st), refine (6th) B. action (1st), development (5th), formula (6th), growth (1st), mechanism (6th), method (2nd), movement (2nd), procedure (4th), routine (6th), style (3rd), system (2nd), way (1st)
procession (4th): line (K), march (1st), parade (2nd), stream (1st), train (1st)
proclaim (4th): advertise (4th), announce (3rd), broadcast (5th), declare (5th), inform (5th), report (1st), state (1st)
procure (5th): acquire (4th), attain (6th), buy (K), earn (2nd), gain (2nd), gather (1st), get (K), obtain (5th), pick up (1st), receive (1st), secure (3rd)
prod (6th): bug (1st), drive (1st), poke (1st), prick (5th), prompt (4th), push (1st), remind (3rd), stick (K), stimulate (6th)
produce (2nd): A. construct (3rd), create (3rd), generate (4th), make (K), manufacture (3rd), turn out (1st) B. crops (2nd), food (K), product (4th), yield (4th)
product (4th): crop (2nd), goods (K), item (5th), result (2nd)
production (4th): creation (3rd), formation (4th), goods (K), making (1st)
profess (5th): allege (6th), assert (6th), aver (6th), claim (2nd), declare (5th), state (1st)
profession (5th): business (2nd), career (4th), employment (5th), job (K), occupation (6th), pursuit (5th), specialty (3rd), work (K)
professor (4th): doctor (1st), educator (3rd), instructor (4th), teacher (1st)
profile (5th): biography (6th), portrait (5th), shape (1st), sketch (5th), side view (1st)
profit (4th): benefit (3rd), gain (2nd), income (4th), yield (4th)
profound (6th): deep (1st), important (1st), intense (6th), moving (1st), thoughtful (2nd), wise (1st)
program (4th): A. aim (3rd), approach (3rd), design (5th), intent (5th), plan (1st) B. calendar (1st), entertainment (4th), event (3rd), presentation (4th), schedule (6th)
progress (4th): A. breakthrough (2nd), growth (1st), movement (2nd) B. advance (2nd), change (2nd), develop (5th), go on (K), grow (1st), improve (3rd), proceed (4th)
prohibit (6th): ban (K), bar (3rd), block (1st), deny (5th), forbid (4th), prevent (3rd), stop (K)
project (4th): A. aim (3rd), intend (6th) B. cast (2nd), shoot (3rd), stick out (1st), throw (1st) C. design (5th), program (4th), scheme (5th), undertaking (3rd), work (K)
prolong (5th): carry on (1st), continue (2nd), draw out (1st), lengthen (2nd), pull (K), stretch (4th)
promenade (5th): A. path (1st), sidewalk 1, walkway (2nd) B. march (1st), parade (2nd), saunter (6th), stroll (5th), walk (K)
prominent (5th): A. projecting (4th), raised (1st) B. famous (2nd), important (1st), outstanding (2nd), well-known (K)
promise (1st): A. assurance (3rd), commitment (4th), contract (3rd), guarantee (6th), oath (5th), pledge (5th), vow (4th), word (K) B. assure (3rd), commit (4th), profess (5th), swear (4th), vow (4th)
promote (5th): A. advance (2nd), further (2nd), graduate (4th) B. advertise (4th), encourage (4th), support (4th), uphold (6th)
promotion (5th): A. advance (2nd), move up (K), raise (1st) B. help (K), encouragement (4th), support (4th) C. ad (4th), advertisement (4th)
prompt (4th): A. animate (6th), force (1st), push (1st), stimulate (6th), urge (4th) B. alert (5th), fast (1st), instant (3rd), on time (1st), rapid (4th), ready (1st), timely (1st)
pronghorn (5th )
pronounce (4th): announce (3rd), declare (5th), proclaim (4th), report (1st), say (K), speak (1st), talk (K), voice (1st)
proof (4th): demonstration (6th), evidence (5th), show (1st), support (4th)
prop (5th): A. lean against (3rd), rest (1st) B. assurance (3rd), hold up (1st), support (4th), sustain (5th), uphold (6th)
propel (6th): compel (3rd), move (K), prod (6th), project (4th), push (1st), send (K), start (1st)
proper (3rd): correct (3rd), fitting (2nd), formal (4th), mannerly (2nd), right (K), strict (6th), suitable (2nd)
property (3rd): A. character (2nd), feature (3rd), mark (1st), quality (4th), trait (6th) B. belongings (2nd), capital (2nd), holdings (1st), land (K)
prophet (4th): forecaster (2nd), preacher (4th), predictor (6th), seer (1st)
proportion (4th): balance (3rd), part (1st), percent (4th), portion (4th), ratio (6th), relationship (4th), share (2nd), uniform (1st)
propose (4th): advance (2nd), aim (3rd), ask (K), design (5th), intend (5th), plan (1st), present (K), submit (4th), suggest (2nd)
proprietor (6th): manager (4th), owner (2nd), possessor (3rd)
prospect (4th): chance (2nd), expectation (3rd), forecast (4th), intention (5th), outlook (2nd), possibility (2nd), probability (4th), view (2nd)
prosper (5th): benefit (3rd), bloom (4th), do well (1st), flourish (4th), gain (2nd), money (K), profit (4th), succeed (2nd), thrive (6th)
protect (4th): conserve (5th), defend (5th), guard (1st), keep (K), preserve (4th), save (1st), secure (3rd), shelter (4th), shield (4th)
protection (4th): armor (4th), defense (5th), guard (1st), security (3rd)
protein (5th )
protest (4th): A. demonstration (6th), strike (2nd), walk out (1st) B. complain (4th), demonstrate (6th), gripe (5th), object (1st), oppose (3rd)
protostar (5th): a star that is in the process of forming
proud (2nd): A. pleased (1st), satisfied (3rd) B. arrogant (6th), lofty (5th), vain (4th)
prove (1st): demonstrate (6th), show (1st)
provide (3rd): distribute (6th), furnish (3rd), give (1st), maintain (4th), stock (1st), supply (2nd), yield (4th)
province (6th): area (3rd), domain (5th), orbit (4th), realm (4th), region (4th), sphere (6th), territory (3rd)
provision (4th): equipment (5th), means (1st), stock (1st), supplies (1st)
provoke (6th): anger (1st), disturb (6th), move (K), press (1st), prompt (4th), push (1st), start (1st), torment (5th)
prow (5th): bow (1st), front (1st), nose (1st)
prowess (6th): bravery (1st), courage (4th), force (1st), power (1st), strength (1st), talent (2nd)
prowl (2nd): roam (4th), rove (6th), search (1st), sneak (6th), stroll (5th), wander (3rd)
prudent (6th): careful (1st), cautious (5th), economical (4th), moderate (4th), modest (4th), polite (4th), proper (3rd), reasonable (1st), sensible (6th)
prune (3rd): cut (K), shape (1st), shorten (1st), thin (2nd), trim (4th)
pry (6th): A. examine (5th), impose (4th), inquire (3rd), investigate (5th), question (1st), spy (4th) B. force (1st), lift (1st), open (K), tear (4th)
psalm (6th): chant (5th), hymn (5th), poem (3rd), song (K), verse (4th)
psychedelic (5th): a substance generating hallucinations, distortions of perception, altered states of awareness, and occasionally states resembling psychosis
psychic (6th): mental (5th), spiritual (5th), supernatural (3rd)
psychology (6th )
Pteranodon (2nd): a type of flying dinosaur
pub (1st): bar (3rd), inn (4th), tavern (5th)
public (1st): common (2nd), general (2nd), national (2nd), not secret (1st), open (K), outside (1st), society (3rd), universal (4th)
publication (4th): ad (4th), announcement (3rd), issue (4th), printed material (5th)
publicity (4th): ad (4th), advertisement (4th), notice (1st), promotion (5th)
publicize (4th): advertise (4th), announce (3rd), broadcast (5th), publish (4th)
publish (4th): advertise (4th), air (1st), broadcast (5th), declare (5th), issue (4th), make public (1st), print (1st), produce (2nd), report (1st) reveal (4th)
puff (2nd): A. boast (4th), magnify (3rd), praise (4th), publicize (4th), show off (1st) B. air (1st), blow up (1st), breath (1st), gasp (4th)
pull (K): draw (K), haul (4th), lower (2nd), lug (1st), tow (1st), transport (5th)
pulp (6th): batter (1st), flesh (3rd), fruit (2nd), jam (K), mash (4th), paste (1st), squash (2nd), wood (1st)
pulse (5th): beat (1st), heart rate (1st), pace (3rd), throb (5th)
pulsars (5th )
puma (4th )
pump (4th): A. cross-examine (5th), question (1st) B. blow up (1st), enlarge (5th), expand (5th), swell (3rd)
pumpkin (K)
punch (4th): beat (1st), box (K), cuff (1st), drill (2nd), hit (K), pound (2nd), smash (3rd), strike (2nd)
punish (4th): correct (3rd), discipline (6th), fine (1st), imprison (6th), penalize (5th)
pup (K): dog (K), puppy (K)
pupa (2nd )
pupil (4th): beginner (2nd), devotee (5th), follower (1st), scholar (5th), student (3rd), trainee (2nd)
puppy (K)
purchase (3rd): A. grasp (4th), hold (1st), perch (4th), stand (1st) B. acquire (4th), attain (6th), buy (K), gain (2nd), invest (5th), trade (2nd)
pure (3rd): A. innocent (5th), moral (3rd), proper (3rd), sincere (4th), virtuous (4th) B. clean (1st), clear (2nd), complete (3rd), genuine (5th), perfect (3rd), spotless (2nd)
Puritan (1st): moralist (3rd), prim (5th), proper (3rd), prude (6th), strict (6th)
purple (K)
purpose (1st): aim (3rd), design (5th), goal (4th), idea (1st), intent (6th), meaning (1st), mission (5th), object (1st), objective (2nd), plan (1st), reason (2nd), resolve (5th), target (5th), will (K)
purse (4th): A. award (5th), gift (K), means (5th), prize (3rd) B. bag (1st), pouch (1st), wallet (6th)
pursuit (5th): chase (1st), hunt (2nd), quest (3rd), run (K)
push (1st): get going (1st), move (K), press (1st), propel (6th), shove (5th)
push-up (1st )
pushy (1st): aggressive (6th), bossy (1st), forceful (2nd)
put (K): drop (K), lay (1st), locate (3rd), place (1st), position (2nd), set (K), stand (K)
puzzle (4th): A. game (1st), mystery (1st), riddle (1st) B. bewilder (3rd), challenge (4th), confuse (4th), consider (2nd), ponder (6th), question (1st), study (1st), think (1st)
pyramid (5th): A. cone (1st), triangle (1st) B. build (1st), compound (4th), increase (3rd), rise (1st), soar (6th)
quack (K): A. cheat (3rd), hoaxer (5th), pretender (2nd) B. affected (4th), fake (1st), false (3rd), put-on (K) C. gobble (1st), honk (1st)
quail (1st )
quaint (5th): A. charming (3rd), homey (1st), picturesque (2nd), small-town (K) B. curious (3rd), odd (4th), peculiar (4th), queer (4th), ridiculous (6th), strange (1st), unusual (3rd), weird (1st)
quake (4th): A. shock (1st), tremor (6th) B. jar (K), jostle (6th), reel (5th), rock (K), shake (1st), shudder (4th), stir (3rd), tremble (3rd), wobble (4th) Quaker (1st): puritan
qualify (4th): A. adapt (4th), coach (4th), enable (4th), instruct (4th), prepare (1st), ready (1st), supply (1st), teach (1st), test (3rd), train (K) B. distinguish (6th), name (K), regard (4th) C. able (3rd), capable (4th), pass (2nd)
quality (4th): A. excellence (2nd), greatness (1st), superior (4th) B. characteristic (6th), class (1st), condition (3rd), grade (2nd), feature (3rd), property (3rd), rank (3rd), tone (3rd), worth (3rd)
quantity (4th): A. difficult (2nd), capacity (6th), content (3rd), extent (4th), large difficult (2nd), mass (4th), measure (2nd), number (K), sum (1st), volume (3rd), weight (1st) B. allowance (5th), dose (1st), handful (1st), portion (4th)
