palatable

pleasing, tasty

parameter

boundary; limit

participate

join in; share in; take part

pending

coming; in the air; until

perceive

regard; see; view

perforation

hole

perform

carry out; do

permanent

lasting

permission

consent

permit

allow; consent; go ahead

persevere

endure; hold on; keep at; persist; stand

persistent

continuing; ongoing; hard to get rid of

personnel

people; staff

perspire

sweat

persuade

coax; sway; talk into; win over

pertinent

apt; fit; right

philosophy

idea; system; view

physical examination

check-up

physician

doctor (unless unclear whether its an MD or a PhD

pigmentation

colour

place

put

pollute

dirty; poison; taint

polyurethane

plastic

portion

part; piece; share

position

job

possess

have; own

postpone

delay; put off

practitioners

workers

pragmatic

practical

preclude

prevent; shut out

prejudicial

harmful

preliminary

early

preparedness

readiness

prerogative

privilege; right

presently

in a moment; soon

prestigious

famous; honoured; important

principal

chief (adj.); first (adj.); head (adj.); main (adj

prior to

before

probability

hance; likelihood

procedure

course of action; how-to; method; steps; way

proceed

go; go forward

proficient

skilled

prohibit

ban; forbid; prevent

proliferate

grow; spread

proponent

supporter

propose

offer; plan

protocol

rules

provide

give; offer; send; supply

provided

as long as; if

proviso

condition

provoke

cause; make angry; stir up

purchase

buy