Pro- Vocabulary Words Quiz

Based on the definitions, guess these words that start with Pro.
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Definition
Word
One who looks for gold
Prospector
He, she, or it, for example
Pronoun
Obscene language
Profanity
One who can predict the future
Prophet
Business owner
Proprietor
Mentee
Protege
Bullet or rocket, e.g.
Projectile
Deep, in an intellectual sense
Profound
Part of an atom
Proton
The main character in a story
Protagonist
The working or lower classes
Proletariat
Information meant to manipulate the public
Propaganda
To lengthen the duration of
Prolong
To put off until later
Procrastinate
Indiscriminate in choice of sexual partners
Promiscuous
To obtain
Procure
Introductory section to a play or novel
Prologue
Opposite of verse
Prose
Literally, one who provokes
Provocateur
Nose
Proboscis
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23 Comments
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Level 75
Mar 12, 2013
How about prognosticator for one who can predict the future?
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Level 93
May 3, 2013
Yeah.
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Level 79
May 19, 2013
I was going to suggest the same thing. Also, the opposite of congress = pro_____
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Level 50
Apr 24, 2015
hahaha
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Level 76
Aug 1, 2014
Ok then, here's another Pro- Words quiz!
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Level 75
May 21, 2013
Dear Quizmaster, ordinarily I don't mind when one of my comments goes unanswered but this one time I am so sure that my opinion is valid and should be addressed that I just can't let it go. The definition of prognosticator is "someone who makes predictions of the future" (https://www.vocabulary.com/dictionary/prognosticator) and is at least as good an answer, if not better, than prophet. If I am in error, please explain! Thank you very much.
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Level ∞
May 23, 2013
Sorry. Most of the "suggestions" that people leave on the vocabulary quizzes are pretty bad so I tend to ignore them. You're right that prognosticator is a good answer, and it will be accepted now.
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Level 75
May 24, 2013
Thanks QM, you're all right!
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Level 88
May 12, 2014
Please consider protract. verb. To prolong in time or space.
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Level 36
Aug 6, 2014
Yes! Protract.
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Level 44
Nov 8, 2015
Protract would also work to lengthen the duration of.
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Level 40
May 14, 2016
What about probe for nose? You didn't specify if nose was a noun or a verb. To nose it to search or probe.
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Level 80
Sep 4, 2016
Surely postpone should work for to put off until later...
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Level 83
Nov 21, 2016
That's a different quiz. "Post" words. This is "Pro" words.
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Level 55
Dec 1, 2017
Thank you for allowing "prognosticator"
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Level 85
Feb 24, 2020
What about "Protrusion" for Nose?
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Level 67
May 16, 2020
This quiz annoyed me a lot because I don't know the exact spelling of four words lol.
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Level 88
Oct 27, 2022
The prognosis is in--this was a fun quiz.
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Level 87
May 3, 2024
Propaganda is incorrectly defined. A "propaganda" is what a Brit has when he takes a really close look at something.
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Level 79
Feb 26, 2025
Tired as hell, for nose I wrote protrude
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Level 74
Dec 5, 2025
Do prophets really predict the future?
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Level 73
Dec 17, 2025
Most of these work by just putting the part after pro- except for "fane" for profane (but "fanity" works). I know it's my mistake that I shouldn't be lazy but still... I also tried "prostitution" for "promiscuous" but I understand why that one isn't accepted :D
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Level 88
Apr 8, 2026
I had to skip "mentee" and come back to it at the end, because I initially read it as "manatee". :-)