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  • premise/ˈpɹɛm.ɪs/nounC13 meaningsA statement an argument starts from and treats as true.
  • premium/ˈpɹiː.miː.əm/nounC13 meaningsA regular payment made to keep an insurance policy in force.
  • premonition/ˌpriːməˈnɪʃən/nounC12 meaningsA feeling that something, usually bad, is about to happen.
  • preoccupy/pɹɪˈɒkjupaɪ/verbC1To fill somebody's mind so they attend to nothing else.
  • preparation/ˌpɹɛpəˈɹeɪʃ(ə)n/nounB22 meaningsThe work of getting ready.
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preposterous
/pɹɪˈpɒstəɹəs/
adjectiveC1
So absurd that it cannot be taken seriously.
  • prerogative/pɹɪˈɹɒɡ.ə.tɪv/nounC1A right belonging to somebody by their position.
  • prescribe/pɹɪˈskɹaɪb/verbB22 meaningsTo order a medicine or treatment for a patient.
  • prescription/pɹəˈskɹɪp.ʃən/nounB22 meaningsA doctor's written order allowing you to buy a medicine.
  • presently/ˈpɹɛzəntli/adverbC12 meaningsSoon.
  • preservation/ˌpɹɛz.əˈveɪ.ʃən/nounC1Keeping something safe from decay or loss.
  • preserve/pɹəˈzɜːv/verbB25 meaningsTo keep something safe and unchanged.
  • preside/pɹɪˈzaɪd/verbC1To be in charge of a meeting or an occasion.
  • presidency/ˈpɹɛzɪdənsi/nounC1The office of a head of state, or the time held.
  • presidential/pɹɛzɪˈdɛnʃ(ə)l/adjectiveC1To do with the head of state of a republic.
  • press kitnounC1The pack of material given to journalists.
  • press-gangverbC12 meaningsTo force someone into doing something they did not agree to.
  • prestigious/pɹɛˈstɪd͡ʒəs/adjectiveC1Widely respected and admired.
  • presumably/pɹɪˈzjuːməbli/adverbC1Used to say you believe something is true, judging from what you already know.
  • presume/pɹɪˈzjuːm/verbB23 meaningsTo take something as true without proof, on the strength of what is likely.
  • presumption/pɹɪˈzʌmp.ʃən/nounC12 meaningsSomething believed until it is shown otherwise.
  • presumptuous/pɹəˈzʌmp.tʃuː.əs/adjectiveC1Taking a liberty you have no right to take.
  • pretender/pɹɪˈtɛndəɹ/nounC1Somebody who claims a title they may have no right to.
  • pretensionnounC1A claim to importance that is not deserved.
  • pretext/ˈpɹiːtɛkst/nounC1A false reason given to hide the real one.
  • prevail/pɹɪˈveɪl/verbC12 meaningsTo win out in the end after a long struggle.
  • prevalence/ˈpɹɛvələns/nounC1How widespread something is.
  • prevention/pɹɪˈvɛnʃən/nounC1The stopping of something before it can happen.
  • preventive medicinenounC1Treatment aimed at stopping illness before it starts.
  • prey/pɹeɪ/nounB25 meaningsAn animal that is hunted and eaten by another animal.
  • price freezenounC1An agreement not to raise prices for a period.
  • pricklyadjectiveB22 meaningsCovered in small sharp points.
  • pride of placephraseC1The best and most prominent position of all.
  • priesthood/ˈpɹiːstˌhʊd/nounC1The office of a priest, and those who hold it.
  • prim/pɹɪm/adjectiveC1Stiffly correct and easily shocked.
  • primacy/ˈpɹaɪ.mə.si/nounC1The state of coming first in rank or importance.
  • primal/ˈpɹaɪməl/adjectiveC1Belonging to the earliest and deepest instincts.
  • primer/ˈpɹaɪ.mə/nounB2+2 meaningsThe first coat, which helps the real paint grip.
  • primeval forestnounC1Woodland as it stood in the earliest ages.
  • primordial/pɹaɪˈmɔː.di.əl/adjectiveC1Belonging to the very earliest times.
  • principal/ˈpɹɪn.sɪ.pəl/nounB13 meaningsThe head of a school or college.
  • prism/ˈpɹɪz(ə)m/nounB2+3 meaningsA transparent triangular block that splits white light into the colours it is made of.
  • prison reformnounC1The movement to improve how prisoners are treated.
  • pristine/ˈpɹɪstiːn/adjectiveC12 meaningsPerfectly clean and untouched.
  • privatisationnounC1Selling a public service into private hands.
  • privilege/ˈpɹɪv.(ɪ.)lɪd͡ʒ/nounB23 meaningsA special advantage granted to some and not others.
  • privileged/ˈpɹɪv(ɪ)lɪd͡ʒd/adjectiveC1Enjoying advantages that most people do not have.
  • privy/ˈpɹɪvi/adjectiveC12 meaningsSharing in a secret with a few others.
  • probation/ˌpɹə(ʊ)ˈbeɪʃən/nounB22 meaningsThe trial period at a new job.
  • probation reviewnounC1The check made before a new job is confirmed.
  • probe/pɹəʊb/verbC15 meaningsTo investigate something thoroughly, with searching questions.
  • problematic/ˌpɹɒb.ləˈmæt.ɪk/adjectiveC1Presenting difficulties that are not easily settled.
  • proboscis/pɹə(ʊ)ˈbɒs(k)ɪs/nounC1The long tube some insects drink through.
  • proceed/pɹəˈsiːd/verbB24 meaningsTo carry on with something already begun.
  • proceeding/pɹəˈsiːdɪŋ/nounC1An action taken, especially a step in a court case.
  • proceeds/ˈpɹəʊsiːdz/nounC1The money taken from a sale or an event.
  • procession/pɹəˈsɛʃən/nounB2+2 meaningsA line of people walking together in ceremony.
  • processor/ˈpɹəʊˌsɛsə(ɹ)/nounC12 meaningsThe chip that does the calculation in a computer.
  • proclaim/pɹəʊˈkleɪm/verbC13 meaningsTo announce something publicly and officially.
  • proctor/ˈpɹɒktə(ɹ)/nounC1Somebody who supervises an examination.