| 1. pro bat ion, try, prove | 11. pro logue, speech |
| 2. pro bosc is, feed | 12. pro mise, send |
| 3. pro crastin ate, tomorrow | 13. pro mote, move |
| 4. pro duce, lead | 14. pro noun, noun |
| 5. pro (f) fer, bear, bring | 15. pro pel, drive |
| 6. pro fuse, pour | 16. pro pose, put |
| 7. pro gnostic ate, know | 17. pro spect, look |
| 8. pro gram, write | 18. pro trude, thrust |
| 9. pro gress, step | 19. pro vide, see |
| 10. pro ject, cast | 20. pro voke, call |
1. One who joins a church on probation is given a trial to prove his worthiness before being fully admitted.
2. A hollow organ attached to the head or mouth (the forward portion) of the animal with which he feeds.
3. To put forward till tomorrow, or to put off from time to time. “Procrastination is the thief of time.”
6. A profuse speaker pours forth ideas freely.
12. One's promise is his word, spoken or written, sent forth as evidence of something more substantial to follow.
16. When a young man proposes he puts the question before his lady.
19. A good provider sees necessities beforehand and prepares to meet them.
20. To provoke laughter is to call it forth.
retro = backward.