Words Starting With PRET
Here's the list of all the 140 Words Starting With PRET in the English Language.
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| pretty | 1. pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing 2. (used ironically) unexpectedly bad More Definitions → |
| pretend | 1. the enactment of a pretense 2. make believe with the intent to deceive More Definitions → |
| preteen | 1. a preadolescent boy or girl (usually between 9 and 12 years of age) 2. of or relating to or designed for children between the ages of 9 and 12 More Definitions → |
| pretending | 1. the act of giving a false appearance More Definitions → |
| pretended | 1. adopted in order to deceive More Definitions → |
| pretext | 1. something serving to conceal plans; a fictitious reason that is concocted in order to conceal the real reason 2. an artful or simulated semblance More Definitions → |
| pretrial | 1. (law) a conference held before the trial begins to bring the parties together to outline discovery proceedings and to define the issues to be tried; more useful in civil than in criminal cases More Definitions → |
| pretentious | 1. making claim to or creating an appearance of (often undeserved) importance or distinction 2. intended to attract notice and impress others More Definitions → |
| prettiest | 1. pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing 2. (used ironically) unexpectedly bad More Definitions → |
| pretense | 1. the act of giving a false appearance 2. pretending with intention to deceive More Definitions → |
| pretzel | 1. glazed and salted cracker typically in the shape of a loose knot More Definitions → |
| prettier | 1. pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing 2. (used ironically) unexpectedly bad More Definitions → |
| pretender | 1. a person who makes deceitful pretenses 2. a person who professes beliefs and opinions that he or she does not hold in order to conceal his or her real feelings or motives More Definitions → |
| pretence | 1. a false or unsupportable quality 2. an artful or simulated semblance More Definitions → |
| pretension | 1. a false or unsupportable quality 2. the advancing of a claim More Definitions → |
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