Words Containing PRE

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previous
1. just preceding something else in time or order
2. (used especially of persons) of the immediate past
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press
1. exert pressure or force to or upon
2. force or impel in an indicated direction
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president
1. an executive officer of a firm or corporation
2. the chief executive of a republic
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present
1. give an exhibition of to an interested audience
2. bring forward and present to the mind
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express
1. mail that is distributed by a rapid and efficient system
2. public transport consisting of a fast train or bus that makes only a few scheduled stops
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pretty
1. pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
2. (used ironically) unexpectedly bad
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pressure
1. the force applied to a unit area of surface; measured in pascals (SI unit) or in dynes (cgs unit)
2. a force that compels
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premium
1. payment for insurance
2. the amount that something in scarce supply is valued above its nominal value
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comprehensive
1. an intensive examination testing a student's proficiency in some special field of knowledge
2. including all or everything
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presentation
1. the activity of formally presenting something (as a prize or reward)
2. a show or display; the act of presenting something to sight or view
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prevent
1. keep from happening or arising; make impossible
2. stop (someone or something) from doing something or being in a certain state
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prepared
1. made ready or fit or suitable beforehand
2. having made preparations
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expression
1. the feelings expressed on a person's face
2. expression without words
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representative
1. a person who represents others
2. an advocate who represents someone else's policy or purpose
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prevention
1. the act of preventing
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presence
1. the state of being present; current existence
2. the immediate proximity of someone or something
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preview
1. watch (a movie or play) before it is released to the general public
2. an advertisement consisting of short scenes from a motion picture that will appear in the near future
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previously
1. at an earlier time or formerly
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prescription
1. directions prescribed beforehand; the action of prescribing authoritative rules or directions
2. a drug that is available only with written instructions from a doctor or dentist to a pharmacist
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represent
1. take the place of or be parallel or equivalent to
2. express indirectly by an image, form, or model; be a symbol
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preparation
1. the activity of putting or setting in order in advance of some act or purpose
2. a substance prepared according to a formula
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expressed
1. communicated in words
2. precisely and clearly expressed or readily observable; leaving nothing to implication
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spread
1. process or result of distributing or extending over a wide expanse of space
2. a conspicuous disparity or difference as between two figures
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pregnancy
1. the state of being pregnant; the period from conception to birth when a woman carries a developing fetus in her uterus
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supreme
1. final or last in your life or progress
2. greatest in status or authority or power
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prepare
1. make ready or suitable or equip in advance for a particular purpose or for some use, event, etc
2. prepare for eating by applying heat
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premier
1. the person who holds the position of head of the government in the United Kingdom
2. the person who is head of government (in several countries)
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pregnant
1. carrying developing offspring within the body or being about to produce new life
2. rich in significance or implication
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preferred
1. like better; value more highly
2. select as an alternative over another
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representation
1. a presentation to the mind in the form of an idea or image
2. a creation that is a visual or tangible rendering of someone or something
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represented
1. represented accurately or precisely
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interpretation
1. a mental representation of the meaning or significance of something
2. the act of interpreting something as expressed in an artistic performance
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prefer
1. like better; value more highly
2. select as an alternative over another
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depression
1. a mental state characterized by a pessimistic sense of inadequacy and a despondent lack of activity
2. a long-term economic state characterized by unemployment and low prices and low levels of trade and investment
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appreciate
1. recognize with gratitude; be grateful for
2. be fully aware of; realize fully
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precision
1. the quality of being reproducible in amount or performance
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preliminary
1. a minor match preceding the main event
2. something that serves as a preceding event or introduces what follows
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preference
1. a strong liking
2. a predisposition in favor of something
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compression
1. an increase in the density of something
2. the process or result of becoming smaller or pressed together
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presidential
1. relating to a president or presidency
2. befitting a president
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premises
1. land and the buildings on it
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prescribed
1. set down as a rule or guide
2. fixed or established especially by order or command
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precious
1. characterized by feeling or showing fond affection for
2. of high worth or cost
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preservation
1. the activity of protecting something from loss or danger
2. the condition of being (well or ill) preserved
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compressed
1. pressed tightly together
2. reduced in volume by pressure
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impressive
1. producing a strong effect
2. making a strong or vivid impression
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preserve
1. a domain that seems to be specially reserved for someone
2. a reservation where animals are protected
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prep
1. preparatory school work done outside school (especially at home)
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impression
1. a vague idea in which some confidence is placed
2. an outward appearance
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appreciated
1. fully understood or grasped
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precise
1. (of ideas, images, representations, expressions) characterized by perfect conformity to fact or truth; strictly correct
2. sharply exact or accurate or delimited
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appreciation
1. understanding of the nature or meaning or quality or magnitude of something
2. delicate discrimination (especially of esthetic values)
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prediction
1. the act of predicting (as by reasoning about the future)
2. a statement made about the future
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premiere
1. the first public performance of a play or movie
2. preceding all others in time
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precipitation
1. the quantity of water falling to earth at a specific place within a specified period of time
2. the process of forming a chemical precipitate
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entrepreneur
1. someone who organizes a business venture and assumes the risk for it
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prefix
1. attach a prefix to
2. an affix that is added in front of the word
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impressed
1. deeply or markedly affected or influenced
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preceding
1. existing or coming before
2. of a person who has held and relinquished a position or office
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prerequisite
1. something that is required in advance
2. required as a prior condition or course of study
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precisely
1. indicating exactness or preciseness
2. in a precise manner
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spreading
1. process or result of distributing or extending over a wide expanse of space
2. the opening of a subject to widespread discussion and debate
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widespread
1. widely circulated or diffused
2. distributed over a considerable extent
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predict
1. make a prediction about; tell in advance
2. indicate, as with a sign or an omen
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pressing
1. the act of pressing; the exertion of pressure
2. a metal or plastic part that is made by a mechanical press
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prepaid
1. pay for something before receiving it
2. used especially of mail; paid in advance
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interpreted
1. understood in a certain way; made sense of
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pressed
1. compacted by ironing
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presently
1. in the near future
2. at this time or period; now
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interpret
1. make sense of; assign a meaning to
2. give an interpretation or explanation to
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expressly
1. with specific intentions; for the express purpose
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preserved
1. prevented from decaying or spoiling and prepared for future use
2. kept intact or in a particular condition
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preschool
1. an educational institution for children too young for elementary school
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prejudice
1. disadvantage by prejudice
2. influence (somebody's) opinion in advance
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prevalence
1. the quality of prevailing generally; being widespread
2. (epidemiology) the ratio (for a given time period) of the number of occurrences of a disease or event to the number of units at risk in the population
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prestige
1. a high standing achieved through success or influence or wealth etc.
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presidency
1. the tenure of a president
2. the office and function of president
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preventive
1. tending to prevent or hinder
2. preventing or contributing to the prevention of disease
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preferably
1. more readily or willingly
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prestigious
1. having an illustrious reputation; respected
2. exerting influence by reason of high status or prestige
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interpreter
1. someone who mediates between speakers of different languages
2. someone who uses art to represent something
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depreciation
1. a decrease in price or value
2. decrease in value of an asset due to obsolescence or use
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espresso
1. strong black coffee brewed by forcing hot water under pressure through finely ground coffee beans
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predator
1. someone who attacks in search of booty
2. any animal that lives by preying on other animals
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premature
1. too soon or too hasty
2. uncommonly early or before the expected time
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spreadsheet
1. a screen-oriented interactive program enabling a user to lay out financial data on the screen
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suppression
1. the failure to develop some part or organ
2. the act of withholding or withdrawing some book or writing from publication or circulation
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presumably
1. by reasonable assumption
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preparedness
1. the state of having been made ready or prepared for use or action (especially military action)
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prey
1. profit from in an exploitatory manner
2. prey on or hunt for
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depressed
1. lower than previously
2. flattened downward as if pressed from above or flattened along the dorsal and ventral surfaces
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compressor
1. a mechanical device that compresses gasses
2. an electronic device that reduces the dynamic range of an audio signal.
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pretend
1. the enactment of a pretense
2. make believe with the intent to deceive
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unprecedented
1. having no precedent; novel; never seen before
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apprentice
1. works for an expert to learn a trade
2. be or work as an apprentice
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cypress
1. wood of any of various cypress trees especially of the genus Cupressus
2. any of numerous evergreen conifers of the genus Cupressus of north temperate regions having dark scalelike leaves and rounded cones
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interpreting
1. an explanation of something that is not immediately obvious
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premise
1. a statement that is assumed to be true and from which a conclusion can be drawn
2. set forth beforehand, often as an explanation
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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
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precursor
1. a substance from which another substance is formed (especially by a metabolic reaction)
2. a person who goes before or announces the coming of another
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comprehension
1. an ability to understand the meaning or importance of something (or the knowledge acquired as a result)
2. the relation of comprising something
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prevailing
1. most frequent or common
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presenter
1. someone who presents a message of some sort (as a petition or an address or a check or a memorial etc.)
2. an advocate who presents a person (as for an award or a degree or an introduction etc.)
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predictable
1. capable of being foretold
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prentice
1. works for an expert to learn a trade
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predominantly
1. much greater in number or influence
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precedence
1. status established in order of importance or urgency
2. preceding in time
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predictive
1. of or relating to prediction; having value for making predictions
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precinct
1. a district of a city or town marked out for administrative purposes
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preface
1. a short introductory essay preceding the text of a book
2. furnish with a preface or introduction
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prelude
1. serve as a prelude or opening to
2. play as a prelude
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entrepreneurial
1. of or relating to an entrepreneur
2. willing to take risks in order to make a profit
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impress
1. the act of coercing someone into government service
2. have an emotional or cognitive impact upon
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premiership
1. the office of premier
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preaching
1. an address of a religious nature (usually delivered during a church service)
2. a moralistic rebuke
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suppress
1. bring under control by force or authority
2. come down on or keep down by unjust use of one's authority
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precedent
1. an example that is used to justify similar occurrences at a later time
2. (civil law) a law established by following earlier judicial decisions
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prenatal
1. occurring or existing before birth
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suppressed
1. manifesting or subjected to suppression
2. held in check with difficulty
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prescribe
1. issue commands or orders for
2. recommend as beneficial
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predecessor
1. one who precedes you in time (as in holding a position or office)
2. something that precedes and indicates the approach of something or someone
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prevalent
1. most frequent or common
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preserves
1. fruit preserved by cooking with sugar
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prevail
1. be larger in number, quantity, power, status or importance
2. be valid, applicable, or true
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preparatory
1. preceding and preparing for something
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apprenticeship
1. the position of apprentice
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predicate
1. (logic) what is predicated of the subject of a proposition; the second term in a proposition is predicated of the first term by means of the copula
2. one of the two main constituents of a sentence; the predicate contains the verb and its complements
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unpredictable
1. unknown in advance
2. not occurring at a regular rate or fixed intervals
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oppression
1. the act of subjugating by cruelty
2. the state of being kept down by unjust use of force or authority:
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preacher
1. someone whose occupation is preaching the gospel
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preferable
1. more desirable than another
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expressive
1. characterized by expression
2. performing gestures or possessing qualities or features that suggest a certain state of being or emotion
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compress
1. make more compact by or as if by pressing
2. squeeze or press together
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preset
1. set in advance
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repression
1. a state of forcible subjugation
2. (psychiatry) the classical defense mechanism that protects you from impulses or ideas that would cause anxiety by preventing them from becoming conscious
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preach
1. deliver a sermon
2. speak, plead, or argue in favor of
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presumption
1. an assumption that is taken for granted
2. (law) an inference of the truth of a fact from other facts proved or admitted or judicially noticed
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preferential
1. manifesting partiality
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prehistoric
1. of or relating to times before written history
2. belonging to or existing in times before recorded history
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preclude
1. keep from happening or arising; make impossible
2. make impossible, especially beforehand
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depressing
1. causing sad feelings of gloom and inadequacy
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comprehend
1. get the meaning of something
2. to become aware of through the senses
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preamble
1. a preliminary introduction to a statute or constitution (usually explaining its purpose)
2. make a preliminary introduction, usually to a formal document
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interpretive
1. that provides interpretation
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predictor
1. someone who makes predictions of the future (usually on the basis of special knowledge)
2. information that supports a probabilistic estimate of future events
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presume
1. take to be the case or to be true; accept without verification or proof
2. take upon oneself; act presumptuously, without permission
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pretending
1. the act of giving a false appearance
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osprey
1. large harmless hawk found worldwide that feeds on fish and builds a bulky nest often occupied for years
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predominant
1. most frequent or common
2. having superior power and influence
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predetermined
1. set in advance
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spree
1. engage without restraint in an activity and indulge, as when shopping
2. a brief indulgence of your impulses
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neoprene
1. a synthetic rubber that is resistant to oils and aging; used in waterproof products
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empress
1. a woman emperor or the wife of an emperor
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preventative
1. tending to prevent or hinder
2. preventing or contributing to the prevention of disease
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supremacy
1. power to dominate or defeat
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expressway
1. a broad highway designed for high-speed traffic
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oppressed
1. burdened psychologically or mentally
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suppressor
1. someone who suppresses
2. a gene that suppresses the phenotypic expression of another gene (especially of a mutant gene)
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depressive
1. someone suffering psychological depression
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prefecture
1. the district administered by a prefect (as in France or Japan or the Roman Empire)
2. the office of prefect
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presto
1. (of tempo) very fast
2. suddenly
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prepayment
1. payment in advance
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predatory
1. characterized by plundering or pillaging or marauding
2. living by preying on other animals especially by catching living prey
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preseason
1. a period prior to the beginning of the regular season which is devoted to training and preparation
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antidepressant
1. any of a class of drugs used to treat depression; often have undesirable side effects
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prepay
1. pay for something before receiving it
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misrepresentation
1. a misleading falsehood
2. a willful perversion of facts
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precautionary
1. taken in advance to protect against possible danger or failure
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oppressive
1. weighing heavily on the senses or spirit
2. marked by unjust severity or arbitrary behavior
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apprehension
1. fearful expectation or anticipation
2. the cognitive condition of someone who understands
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precaution
1. a precautionary measure warding off impending danger or damage or injury etc.
2. the trait of practicing caution in advance
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preheat
1. heat beforehand
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predictability
1. the quality of being predictable
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prematurely
1. (of childbirth) before the end of the normal period of gestation
2. too soon; in a premature manner
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preventable
1. capable of being prevented
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decompression
1. restoring compressed information to its normal form for use or display
2. relieving pressure (especially bringing a compressed person gradually back to atmospheric pressure)
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precede
1. be earlier in time; go back further
2. come before
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appreciative
1. feeling or expressive of gratitude
2. having or showing appreciation or a favorable critical judgment or opinion
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pretended
1. adopted in order to deceive
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predation
1. an act of plundering and pillaging and marauding
2. the act of preying by a predator who kills and eats the prey
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spreader
1. a hand tool for spreading something
2. a mechanical device for scattering something (seed or fertilizer or sand etc.) in all directions
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prednisone
1. a dehydrogenated analogue of cortisol (trade names Orasone or Deltasone or Liquid Pred or Meticorten); used as an anti-inflammatory drug in the treatment of arthritis and as an immunosuppressant
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preemption
1. the judicial principle asserting the supremacy of federal over state legislation on the same subject
2. the right of a government to seize or appropriate something (as property)
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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
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comprehensively
1. in an all-inclusive manner
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preferring
1. like better; value more highly
2. select as an alternative over another
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repressed
1. characterized by or showing the suppression of impulses or emotions
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presidio
1. a fortress established in the southwestern United States by the Spanish in order to protect their missions and other holdings
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preemptive
1. designed or having the power to deter or prevent an anticipated situation or occurrence
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preservative
1. tending or having the power to preserve
2. a chemical compound that is added to protect against decay or decomposition
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prescriptive
1. pertaining to giving directives or rules
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impressionist
1. relating to or characteristic of Impressionism
2. an artist who follows the theories of Impressionism
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precarious
1. affording no ease or reassurance
2. fraught with danger
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unprepared
1. without preparation; not prepared for
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prerogative
1. a right reserved exclusively by a particular person or group (especially a hereditary or official right)
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repressive
1. restrictive of action
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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
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preoperative
1. happening or done before and in preparation for a surgical operation
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precondition
1. an assumption on which rests the validity or effect of something else
2. an assumption that is taken for granted
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preponderance
1. superiority in power or influence
2. a superiority in numbers or amount
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pretentious
1. making claim to or creating an appearance of (often undeserved) importance or distinction
2. intended to attract notice and impress others
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predicament
1. a situation from which extrication is difficult especially an unpleasant or trying one
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incomprehensible
1. incapable of being explained or accounted for
2. difficult to understand
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precast
1. of structural members especially of concrete; cast into form before being transported to the site of installation
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misrepresented
1. having an intended meaning altered or misrepresented
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preside
1. act as president
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prehistory
1. the time during the development of human culture before the appearance of the written word
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preoccupied
1. engage or engross the interest or attention of beforehand or occupy urgently or obsessively
2. occupy or take possession of beforehand or before another or appropriate for use in advance
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precept
1. rule of personal conduct
2. a doctrine that is taught
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compressing
1. applying pressure
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prelim
1. a minor match preceding the main event
2. an examination taken by graduate students to determine their fitness to continue
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prejudicial
1. tending to favor preconceived ideas
2. (sometimes followed by `to') causing harm or injury
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suppressant
1. a drug that suppresses appetite
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predictably
1. in a predictable manner or to a predictable degree
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prejudiced
1. being biased or having a belief or attitude formed beforehand
2. emanating from a person's emotions and prejudices
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precipitate
1. bring about abruptly
2. separate as a fine suspension of solid particles
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representational
1. (used especially of art) depicting objects, figures,or scenes as seen
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apprehended
1. fully understood or grasped
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prettiest
1. pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
2. (used ironically) unexpectedly bad
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appreciable
1. enough to be estimated or measured
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preclinical
1. of or relating to the early phases of a disease when accurate diagnosis is not possible because symptoms of the disease have not yet appeared
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presbytery
1. building reserved for the officiating clergy
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prefect
1. a chief officer or chief magistrate
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preexisting
1. existing previously or before something
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prelims
1. written matter preceding the main text of a book
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preoccupation
1. an idea that preoccupies the mind and holds the attention
2. the mental state of being preoccupied by something
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repressor
1. an agent that represses
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bedspread
1. decorative cover for a bed
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acupressure
1. treatment of symptoms by applying pressure with the fingers to specific pressure points on the body
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predisposition
1. susceptibility to a pathogen
2. an inclination beforehand to interpret statements in a particular way
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nonprescription
1. purchasable without a doctor's prescription
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preeminent
1. greatest in importance or degree or significance or achievement
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apprehensive
1. quick to understand
2. mentally upset over possible misfortune or danger etc
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presumptive
1. having a reasonable basis for belief or acceptance
2. affording reasonable grounds for belief or acceptance
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comprehensible
1. capable of being comprehended or understood
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interpretative
1. that provides interpretation
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depress
1. lower someone's spirits; make downhearted
2. lower (prices or markets)
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pretense
1. the act of giving a false appearance
2. pretending with intention to deceive
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preferentially
1. in a preferential manner
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immunosuppressive
1. of or relating to a substance that lowers the body's normal immune response and induces immunosuppression
2. a drug that lowers the body's normal immune response
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pretzel
1. glazed and salted cracker typically in the shape of a loose knot
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preempt
1. acquire for oneself before others can do so
2. take the place of or have precedence over
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predisposed
1. made susceptible
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supremely
1. to the maximum degree
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preposterous
1. so unreasonable as to invite derision
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prettier
1. pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
2. (used ironically) unexpectedly bad
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impressively
1. in an impressive manner
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leprechaun
1. a mischievous elf in Irish folklore
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expressionism
1. an art movement early in the 20th century; the artist's subjective expression of inner experiences was emphasized; an inner feeling was expressed through a distorted rendition of reality
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apprehend
1. get the meaning of something
2. take into custody
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imprecise
1. not precise
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depressant
1. capable of depressing physiological or psychological activity or response by a chemical agent
2. a drug that reduces excitability and calms a person
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preschooler
1. a child who attends a preschool or kindergarten
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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
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premenstrual
1. of or relating to or occurring during the time just before menstruation
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predominance
1. the state of being predominant over others
2. the quality of being more noticeable than anything else
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precocious
1. characterized by or characteristic of exceptionally early development or maturity (especially in mental aptitude)
2. appearing or developing early
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repress
1. put down by force or intimidation
2. impede or hinder the natural development or self-expression of
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prepackaged
1. prepared and wrapped beforehand and ready for sale
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predominate
1. be larger in number, quantity, power, status or importance
2. appear very large or occupy a commanding position
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prefab
1. manufactured in standard sizes to be shipped and assembled elsewhere
2. a prefabricated structure
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prefrontal
1. anterior to a frontal structure
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misrepresent
1. represent falsely
2. tamper, with the purpose of deception
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omnipresent
1. being present everywhere at once
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reprehensible
1. bringing or deserving severe rebuke or censure
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compressible
1. capable of being compressed or made more compact
2. capable of being easily compressed
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preconception
1. an opinion formed beforehand without adequate evidence
2. a partiality that prevents objective consideration of an issue or situation
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decompress
1. restore to its uncompressed form
2. decrease the pressure of
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preceptor
1. teacher at a university or college (especially at Cambridge or Oxford)
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preconceived
1. (of an idea or opinion) formed beforehand; especially without evidence or through prejudice
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preposition
1. a function word that combines with a noun or pronoun or noun phrase to form a prepositional phrase that can have an adverbial or adjectival relation to some other word
2. (linguistics) the placing of one linguistic element before another (as placing a modifier before the word it modifies in a sentence or placing an affix before the base to which it is attached)
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pressman
1. someone whose occupation is printing
2. a journalist employed to provide news stories for newspapers or broadcast media
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prewar
1. existing or belonging to a time before a war
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premarital
1. relating to events before a marriage
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appreciably
1. to a noticeable degree
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misinterpretation
1. putting the wrong interpretation on
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preemie
1. an infant that is born prior to 37 weeks of gestation
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pretence
1. a false or unsupportable quality
2. an artful or simulated semblance
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prednisolone
1. a glucocorticoid (trade names Pediapred or Prelone) used to treat inflammatory conditions
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comprehended
1. fully understood or grasped
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unimpressed
1. not moved to serious regard
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vasopressin
1. hormone secreted by the posterior pituitary gland (trade name Pitressin) and also by nerve endings in the hypothalamus; affects blood pressure by stimulating capillary muscles and reduces urine flow by affecting reabsorption of water by kidney tubules
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immunosuppression
1. lowering the body's normal immune response to invasion by foreign substances; can be deliberate (as in lowering the immune response to prevent rejection of a transplanted organ) or incidental (as a side effect of radiotherapy or chemotherapy for cancer)
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prefectural
1. of or relating to a prefecture
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expressiveness
1. the quality of being expressive
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unpredictability
1. the quality of being guided by sudden unpredictable impulses
2. the trait of being unpredictably irresolute
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oppress
1. come down on or keep down by unjust use of one's authority
2. cause to suffer
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incompressible
1. incapable of being compressed; resisting compression
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lamprey
1. primitive eellike freshwater or anadromous cyclostome having round sucking mouth with a rasping tongue
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unpretentious
1. exhibiting restrained good taste
2. lacking pretension or affectation
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presumptuous
1. excessively forward
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presage
1. a foreboding about what is about to happen
2. a sign of something about to happen
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precession
1. the motion of a spinning body (as a top) in which it wobbles so that the axis of rotation sweeps out a cone
2. the act of preceding in time or order or rank (as in a ceremony)
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presentment
1. an accusation of crime made by a grand jury on its own initiative
2. a document that must be accepted and paid by another person
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presentable
1. fit to be seen
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prematurity
1. the state of being premature
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precipitating
1. bringing on suddenly or abruptly
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precipice
1. a very steep cliff
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prerecorded
1. recorded at one time for transmission later
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supremacist
1. a person who advocates the supremacy of some particular group or racial group over all others
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comprehensiveness
1. completeness over a broad scope
2. the capacity to understand a broad range of topics
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letterpress
1. printing from a plate with raised characters
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prescient
1. perceiving the significance of events before they occur
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precis
1. a sketchy summary of the main points of an argument or theory
2. make a summary (of)
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premeditated
1. characterized by deliberate purpose and some degree of planning
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suppressive
1. tending to suppress
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preeclampsia
1. abnormal state of pregnancy characterized by hypertension and fluid retention and albuminuria; can lead to eclampsia if untreated
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impressionable
1. easily impressed or influenced
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precalculus
1. a college-level algebra and trigonometry course that is designed to prepare students for the study of calculus
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precipitous
1. done with very great haste and without due deliberation
2. dangerously steep
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prenuptial
1. relating to events before a marriage
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oppressor
1. a person of authority who subjects others to undue pressures
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irrepressible
1. impossible to repress or control
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predestination
1. previous determination as if by destiny or fate
2. (theology) being determined in advance; especially the doctrine (usually associated with Calvin) that God has foreordained every event throughout eternity (including the final salvation of mankind)
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expressionist
1. of or relating to expressionism
2. an artist who is an adherent of expressionism
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premonition
1. a feeling of evil to come
2. an early warning about a future event
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supremo
1. the most important person in an organization
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deprecating
1. tending to diminish or disparage
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preserver
1. a skilled worker who is employed to restore or refinish buildings or antique furniture
2. a cook who preserves fruits or meat
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deprecation
1. a prayer to avert or remove some evil or disaster
2. the act of expressing disapproval (especially of yourself)
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predispose
1. make susceptible
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presentational
1. of or relating to a presentation (especially in psychology or philosophy)
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impregnation
1. material with which something is impregnated
2. the process of totally saturating something with a substance
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reinterpretation
1. a new or different meaning
2. a new or different interpretation
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impressionistic
1. of or relating to or based on an impression rather than on facts or reasoning
2. relating to or characteristic of Impressionism
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predilection
1. a predisposition in favor of something
2. a strong liking
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presuppose
1. take for granted or as a given; suppose beforehand
2. require as a necessary antecedent or precondition
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pretension
1. a false or unsupportable quality
2. the advancing of a claim
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depreciate
1. belittle
2. lower the value of something
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prelate
1. a senior clergyman and dignitary
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unimpressive
1. not capable of impressing
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preform
1. form into a shape resembling the final, desired one
2. form or shape beforehand or determine the shape of beforehand
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presupposition
1. the act of presupposing; a supposition made prior to having knowledge (as for the purpose of argument)
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compressibility
1. the property of being able to occupy less space
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preparative
1. preceding and preparing for something
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precariously
1. in a precarious manner
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premix
1. a commercially prepared mixture of dry ingredients
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presidium
1. a permanent executive committee in socialist countries that has all the powers of some larger legislative body and that acts for it when it is not in session
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premenopausal
1. prior to menopause
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predestined
1. established or prearranged unalterably
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precancerous
1. of or relating to a growth that is not malignant but is likely to become so if not treated
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predate
1. prey on or hunt for
2. be earlier in time; go back further
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apprenticed
1. bound by contract
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misinterpret
1. interpret falsely
2. interpret wrongly
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preachy
1. inclined to or marked by tedious moralization
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representable
1. expressible in symbolic form
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imprecision
1. the quality of lacking precision
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prepositional
1. of or relating to or formed with a preposition
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