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Question 1

preparatory = happening before something that is more important, often in order to prepare for it

Answer 1

preliminary

Question 2

the———– stages of the competition before it starts

Answer 2

preliminary

Question 3

Referring to an adjective used only before a noun.

Answer 3

prenominal

Question 4

In the phrase, “he is an eager student,” eager is a ——— adjective, but in “the student is eager,” it is not.

Answer 4

prenominal

Question 5

completely unreasonable or silly

Answer 5

preposterous

Question 6

The costume the clown was wearing seemed———–, but it did make us laugh.

Answer 6

preposterous

Question 7

Even though the book was written years ago, it seemed to be———– about the world today.

Answer 7

prescient

Question 8

able to imagine or know what will happen in the future

Answer 8

prescient

Question 9

very much respected and admired,

Answer 9

prestigious

Question 10

We were pleased to get such a————- speaker at our conference.

Answer 10

prestigious

Question 11

The head of a school

Answer 11

principal

Question 12

Our school got a new————- this year.

Answer 12

principal

Question 13

Excellent, extending, goood in doing or using something.

Answer 13

proficient

Question 14

There’s only one way to become———— at anything – practice!

Answer 14

proficient

Question 15

a doctor’s opinion of how an illness or disease will develop

Answer 15

prognosis

Question 16

When he was suffering from a serious disease, the patient’s family asked the doctors for a———

Answer 16

prognosis

Question 17

A feather-footed bird, native to northern regions.

Answer 17

ptarmigan

Question 18

The————- is the official bird of Nunavut.

Answer 18

ptarmigan

Question 19

A star-like object thought to be most distant and most luminous in the universe.

Answer 19

quasar

Question 20

The astronomer studied the————– through his telescope

Answer 20

quasar