penultimate

adj [attrib 作定语] next to and before the last one; last but one 倒数第二的: the penultimate letter of a word 一词的倒数第二个字母 * the penultimate day of the month 月底的前一日.

pennyweight, pennyworth, penology, pension, pensionable, pensioner, pensive, pensively, pensiveness, pent up, pent-up, penta-, pentagon, pentagonal, pentameter, Pentateuch, pentathlon, Pentecost, pentecostal, penthouse, penumbra, penurious, penuriously, penuriousness, penury, peon, peony, people, pep, pep pill, pep talk, pepper, pepper-and-salt, pepper-mill, pepper-pot, peppercorn, peppermint, peppery, pepsin, peptic,