precocious |
having the skills or knowledge of a much older person. |
predator |
an animal that hunts other animals for food. |
predecessor |
a person who holds a position or job before another person. |
predicament |
a difficult or dangerous situation with a solution that may be hard to find. |
predicate |
the part of a sentence that tells what the subject does, or what is done to the subject. It is made of the verb and all the words that describe the verb or that the verb affects. |
predict |
to tell in advance that something will happen. |
prediction |
the act of telling or trying to tell what will happen in the future. [2 definitions] |
preface |
an introduction to a book or other written material that gives information about the author or work. [3 definitions] |
prefer |
to choose above all others as the best liked or most wanted. |
preference |
a person or thing that is liked better. [3 definitions] |
prefix |
a word part with its own meaning that is added to the beginning of a word to make a new word that has a different meaning. "Re-" in "reform" is a prefix. |
pregnant |
having one or more young growing within the body of a woman or other female mammal. |
prehistoric |
belonging to a period in a time before written history. |
prejudice |
an opinion that is formed without knowing or considering all the facts. [3 definitions] |
preliminary |
coming before, so as to prepare for something else. |
premature |
done, happening, or born before the expected time; too soon. |
premier |
the prime minister of a government. [2 definitions] |
premise |
a statement that forms the basis of an argument and that is usually accepted. [2 definitions] |
preoccupied |
totally absorbed in thought. |
preparation |
the act of getting something ready. [3 definitions] |
prepare |
to make ready. [3 definitions] |