prod, n. [goad].
prodigal, a. [wasteful], [extravagant], [lavish], profuse.
profane, v. [violate], [desecrate]; [debase], [prostitute], [defile].
profane, a. unconsecrated, [secular]; unsanctified, [unholy]; blasphemous, irreverent, impious, [sacrilegious].
profess, v. [acknowledge], avow, [admit]; [claim], [pretend].
profession, n. [acknowledgment], avowal; vocation, [business], [calling].
proficient, a. [expert], [adept], skilled.
profit, n. [gain], emolument, dividend. Associated words: pernor, fructuary, [exploit], [exploitation].
profitable, a. [remunerative], [lucrative], gainful, [beneficial]. Antonyms: See unprofitable.
profound, a. abysmal, [deep]; [abstruse], [recondite]. Antonym: [shallow].