| predicament |
a difficult or dangerous situation with no obvious or completely satisfactory solution. |
| predicate |
to declare or assert, often as a belief. [7 definitions] |
| predict |
to see or proclaim in advance (a future unplanned event); prophesy; foretell. [3 definitions] |
| prediction |
the act of foretelling or the attempt at foretelling. [2 definitions] |
| preface |
an introduction to a book or other written text that gives information esp. about the author or work. [5 definitions] |
| prefer |
to consider more desirable than something else. [3 definitions] |
| preference |
a person or thing that is preferred. [3 definitions] |
| prefix |
an affix added to the beginning of a word to alter its meaning and create a new word, such as "anti-" in "antiestablishment." [3 definitions] |
| pregnant |
of a woman or other female mammal, bearing one or more developing fetuses in the womb (sometimes fol. by "with"). [4 definitions] |
| prehistoric |
of, pertaining to, or existing in a time prior to written history. |
| prejudice |
an opinion, judgment, preference, or conception formed without knowing or examining the facts. [6 definitions] |
| preliminary |
coming before, esp. in preparation for, something else. [3 definitions] |
| premature |
done, occurring, or born before the required or expected time; too soon. |
| premier |
see "prime minister." [3 definitions] |
| premise |
a proposition that forms the basis for an argument or a conclusion. [5 definitions] |
| preoccupied |
entirely engrossed in thought. [2 definitions] |
| preparation |
the act or process of preparing. [3 definitions] |
| prepare |
to make ready. [4 definitions] |
| prepared |
ready, fit, or equipped for something. [2 definitions] |
| preposition |
in grammar, a word such as "in," "to," or "about" that is used with a noun or noun equivalent to create a phrase that modifies a noun, verb, or adjective. |
| preschool |
of, pertaining to, or suitable for children below school age. [2 definitions] |