07年-09年新托福考试词汇题对照(7)
paradoxically— surprisingly	pristine — pure ,
paramount—important	probe — v. investigate, n. exploration
partake— consume	profound - far-reaching
peril—danger	prohibitive— unaffordable
periphery — boundary / surface	proliferate— increase
persist — continue	prolific--- abundant
persistent — lasting	prolong— extend
perspective — point of view	prominence —importance
pertinent—relevant	prominent— noticeable/outstanding
pervasive— widespread	promote— encourage
phenomena— occurrences	pronounced — notable/ strongest/ striking
phenomenal — extraordinary	prosperous – flourishing
pinpoint— precise, clearly identified	providing— if
pioneer— first start	provoke — incite
plausible— possible	proximity — closeness
pledge—promise	puzzling — difficult to explain
pooled—combined	quarters — residences
pose—present	randomness — lack of pattern
postulate— hypothesize, propose, claim,	rapid— fast
necessitate, call for	rather — instead
potential— possible	ratio— proportion
precarious— insecure	readily — easily
precious— valuable	recall — remember
precipitate— bring about	recurring— repeated, recurrent
precise — exact	refine— improve
preclude— prevent	refinement — perfection
predominant— principal; very noticeable	refrain from— avoid
preoccupied with — concentrated on	refute---controvert/ rebut
prestige--- reputation/ highly regarded/status	regulate — adjust
presume, believe; put on, pretend, affect	reinforce--strengthen
prevalent — most common / dominant	relatively—comparatively
prevent — preclude	relay---transfer
primarily — mainly	relics— remains, remnant
primary---fundamental	reluctant—unwilling
primordial— beginning	rely on — depend on
principal— most important	remnants – remains
prior to— before	renowned—famous