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  • prepaid/pɹiːˈpeɪd/adjectiveB2+Paid for before being used or received.
  • prepaid cardnounB2A payment card loaded with money before use.
  • preparation/ˌpɹɛpəˈɹeɪʃ(ə)n/nounB22 meaningsThe work of getting ready.
  • prepare/pɹɪˈpɛə/verbA13 meaningsTo make something ready.
  • preponderance/pɹɪˈpɒndəɹəns/nounC2The greater weight or number on one side.
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A small word showing position or relation, such as in or under.
  • preposterous/pɹɪˈpɒstəɹəs/adjectiveC1So absurd that it cannot be taken seriously.
  • prequel/ˈpɹiːkwəl/nounB2+A story set before an earlier one.
  • prerecordedadjectiveB2+Recorded in advance rather than sent out live.
  • prerequisite/pɹiːˈɹɛkwɪzɪt/nounB2+A condition that must be met before something else may begin.
  • prerogative/pɹɪˈɹɒɡ.ə.tɪv/nounC1A right belonging to somebody by their position.
  • preschoolernounB1+A child old enough to play but not yet at school.
  • 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.
  • prescriptive/pɹəˈskɹɪptɪv/adjectiveC2Laying down how things ought to be done.
  • presence/ˈpɹɛzəns/nounB22 meaningsThe state of being in a particular place.
  • present/ˈpɹɛz.ənt/nounB12 meaningsThe time happening right now.
  • presentable/pɹəˈzɛntəbəl/adjectiveB2Tidy enough to be seen in public.
  • presentation/ˌpɹɛzn̩ˈteɪʃn̩/nounB1+A talk explaining a topic, usually with slides.
  • presenter/pɹɪˈzɛntə(ɹ)/nounB2+The person who introduces and hosts a programme.
  • presently/ˈpɹɛzəntli/adverbC12 meaningsSoon.
  • preservation/ˌpɹɛz.əˈveɪ.ʃən/nounC1Keeping something safe from decay or loss.
  • preservationistnounC2Somebody who campaigns to keep old buildings or ways.
  • 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.
  • president/ˈpɹɛz.ɪ.dənt/nounA22 meaningsThe elected head of state of a republic.
  • presidential/pɹɛzɪˈdɛnʃ(ə)l/adjectiveC1To do with the head of state of a republic.
  • press/pɹɛs/verbA24 meaningsTo push firmly and steadily on something.
  • press aheadphraseB2To carry on despite the difficulties.
  • press conferencenounB2A staged meeting where reporters fire questions at someone.
  • press kitnounC1The pack of material given to journalists.
  • press releasenounB2A statement an organisation sends out for journalists to use.
  • press studnounB2A two-part fastener pressed together to close.
  • press-gangverbC12 meaningsTo force someone into doing something they did not agree to.
  • pressure/ˈpɹɛʃə/nounA22 meaningsThe pushing force spread over a surface.
  • pressurize/ˈpɹɛʃəɹaɪz/verbC2To raise the pressure inside, or to push somebody hard.
  • prestige/pɹɛsˈtiːd͡ʒ/nounB2+The respect a position or thing commands.
  • 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.
  • presuppose/ˌpɹiːsəˈpəʊz/verbC2To take something as given before the argument starts.
  • presupposition/pɹiː.sʌ.pəˈzɪ.ʃ(ə)n/nounC2Something an argument takes for granted before starting.
  • pretence/ˈpɹiːtɛns/nounB2+An act put on to deceive.
  • pretend/pɹəˈtɛnd/verbA23 meaningsTo act as though something is true when it is not.
  • pretender/pɹɪˈtɛndəɹ/nounC1Somebody who claims a title they may have no right to.
  • pretensionnounC1A claim to importance that is not deserved.
  • pretentious/pɹɪˈtɛn.ʃəs/adjectiveB2+Trying to seem grander or cleverer than you are.
  • pretext/ˈpɹiːtɛkst/nounC1A false reason given to hide the real one.
  • pretzel/ˈpɹɛt.səl/nounB1+A salty baked knot of dough.
  • prevail/pɹɪˈveɪl/verbC12 meaningsTo win out in the end after a long struggle.
  • prevalence/ˈpɹɛvələns/nounC1How widespread something is.
  • prevalent/ˈpɹɛvələnt/adjectiveB2+Widespread and found in many places.
  • prevaricate/pɹɪˈvaɹɪkeɪt/verbC2To avoid a straight answer.
  • prevent/pɹɪˈvɛnt/verbA2+To stop something from happening.
  • prevention/pɹɪˈvɛnʃən/nounC1The stopping of something before it can happen.
  • preventive/pɹɪˈvɛntɪv/adjectiveB2+Done in advance to stop a problem arising.
  • preventive medicinenounC1Treatment aimed at stopping illness before it starts.