1.providing conj.假如；以…為條件(on condition that)
詞根記憶：來自provide(v.提供；給予)
例：Providing initial evidence that airports are a larger source of pollution than they were once believed to be, environmentalists in Chicago report this.
同根詞：provision(n．規定：條款)

2.provision n．供應(the act or process of providing)；（法律等）條款(a legal rule)
詞根記憶：來自provide(v.提供)
例：Provision of outpatient care has not been a major function of the private hospital.

3.provisional a．暫時的，臨時的(temporary)
詞根記憶：pro(前)+vision(眼界)+al--眼前的--臨時的
例：An arrest made by a Midville police officer is provisional until the officer has taken the suspect to the police station and the watch commander has officially approved the arrest.
派生詞：provisionally( ad.臨時地，暫時地)

4.proviso n．限制性條款(an article or clause as in a contract that introduces a condition)
例：I agree to do the work with one proviso that I'm paid in advance．

5.provoke v.產生，引起(to provide the needed stimulus for)
詞根記憶：pro(在前)+voke(呼喊)--在某人前面呼喊--引起
例：The issues they raised have provoked a broader debate.

6.proximity n．接近(nearness)
詞根記憶：proxim(近處)+ity--接近
例：Due to Bob's proximity to the microphone, his words were clearly recorded.
同根詞：proximate(a．最近的)

7.prudent a．謹慎的(discreet)；精明的(sensible)
詞根記憶：prud(小心)+ent--小心算計--謹慎的
例：Companies are making prudent preparations for a possible future development.

8.prudery n．過分拘謹，故作正經(behaviour or attitude of a prude)
法語詞，由prude(n．過分拘謹的人)而來
例：This is no time for prudery.

9.pseudonym n.假名（a person's name that is not his or her real name）；筆名(pen name)
詞根記憶：pseudo(=false假，偽)+nym(=name名字)--假名：筆名
例：The author published his works under pseudonym.