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19,295 words · meanings, pronunciation and origins · ranked by use

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  • precipitous/pɹɪˈsɪpɪtəs/adjectiveC1Very steep, or dangerously hasty.
  • precise/pɹɪˈsaɪs/adjectiveB23 meaningsExact and detailed, with nothing vague left in it.
  • precocious/pɹəˈkəʊʃəs/adjectiveC2Developing skills far earlier than is usual.
  • predestinedadjectiveC1Determined in advance by fate or by divine will.
  • predetermined/ˈpɹidɪˈtɜːmɪnd/adjectiveB2Decided or arranged in advance.
  • predictable/pɹəˈdɪktəbləl/
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adjectiveB2
Easy to know in advance.
  • predominant/pɹɪˈdɒmɪnənt/adjectiveB2+The most common or strongest of its kind.
  • preeminent/pɹiːˈɛmɪnənt/adjectiveC2Standing above all others in a field.
  • preferable/ˈpɹɛf.(ə.)ɹə.b(ə)l/adjectiveB2Better, and to be chosen if you can.
  • pregnant/ˈpɹɛɡnənt/adjectiveA2Carrying a baby that is not born yet.
  • prehistoric/ˌpɹiː.hɪsˈtoɹ.ɪk/adjectiveB2Belonging to the time before written records.
  • prejudicedadjectiveB2Judging people before knowing anything about them.
  • prejudicial/ˌprɛdʒʊˈdɪʃl/adjectiveC1Likely to damage somebody's case unfairly.
  • preliminary/pɹɪˈlɪmɪn(ə)ɹi/adjectiveC12 meaningsComing first, before the main work.
  • premature/ˌpɹɛ.məˈtjʊə/adjectiveB23 meaningsHappening or done before the proper time.
  • premeditatedadjectiveC1Planned carefully in advance.
  • premier/ˈpɹɛm.iː.ə/adjectiveC12 meaningsFirst in importance or in quality.
  • premium/ˈpɹiː.miː.əm/nounC13 meaningsA regular payment made to keep an insurance policy in force.
  • preoccupiedadjectiveB2Absorbed in one thought and unaware of anything else.
  • prepaid/pɹiːˈpeɪd/adjectiveB2+Paid for before being used or received.
  • preposterous/pɹɪˈpɒstəɹəs/adjectiveC1So absurd that it cannot be taken seriously.
  • prerecordedadjectiveB2+Recorded in advance rather than sent out live.
  • prescriptive/pɹəˈskɹɪptɪv/adjectiveC2Laying down how things ought to be done.
  • present/ˈpɹɛz.ənt/nounB12 meaningsThe time happening right now.
  • presentable/pɹəˈzɛntəbəl/adjectiveB2Tidy enough to be seen in public.
  • presidential/pɹɛzɪˈdɛnʃ(ə)l/adjectiveC1To do with the head of state of a republic.
  • prestigious/pɹɛˈstɪd͡ʒəs/adjectiveC1Widely respected and admired.
  • presumptuous/pɹəˈzʌmp.tʃuː.əs/adjectiveC1Taking a liberty you have no right to take.
  • pretend/pɹəˈtɛnd/verbA23 meaningsTo act as though something is true when it is not.
  • pretentious/pɹɪˈtɛn.ʃəs/adjectiveB2+Trying to seem grander or cleverer than you are.
  • prevalent/ˈpɹɛvələnt/adjectiveB2+Widespread and found in many places.
  • preventive/pɹɪˈvɛntɪv/adjectiveB2+Done in advance to stop a problem arising.
  • previous/ˈpɹi.vi.əs/adjectiveB1Coming just before this one.
  • pricklyadjectiveB22 meaningsCovered in small sharp points.
  • prim/pɹɪm/adjectiveC1Stiffly correct and easily shocked.
  • primal/ˈpɹaɪməl/adjectiveC1Belonging to the earliest and deepest instincts.
  • primary/ˈpɹaɪ.m(ə.)ɹi/nounB22 meaningsOne of the colours others are mixed from.
  • prime/pɹaɪ̯m/adjectiveB24 meaningsOf a number, divisible only by itself and one.
  • primeval/pɹaɪ̯ˈmiː.vəl/adjectiveC2Belonging to the earliest ages of the world.
  • primitive/ˈpɹɪmɪtɪv/adjectiveB1+Belonging to an early and undeveloped stage.
  • primordial/pɹaɪˈmɔː.di.əl/adjectiveC1Belonging to the very earliest times.
  • principal/ˈpɹɪn.sɪ.pəl/nounB13 meaningsThe head of a school or college.
  • prior/ˈpɹaɪ.ə/adjectiveB2Existing or happening before.
  • prissy/ˈpɹɪsi/adjectiveC2Fussily correct and easily shocked.
  • pristine/ˈpɹɪstiːn/adjectiveC12 meaningsPerfectly clean and untouched.
  • private/ˈpɹaɪ.vɪt/adjectiveA24 meaningsFor one person or group only.
  • privileged/ˈpɹɪv(ɪ)lɪd͡ʒd/adjectiveC1Enjoying advantages that most people do not have.
  • privy/ˈpɹɪvi/adjectiveC12 meaningsSharing in a secret with a few others.
  • problematic/ˌpɹɒb.ləˈmæt.ɪk/adjectiveC1Presenting difficulties that are not easily settled.
  • procedural/pɹəˈsiːd͡ʒ(ə)ɹəl/adjectiveC2To do with the proper order of steps.
  • prodigal/ˈpɹɒdɪɡəl/adjectiveC1Spending money wastefully and without limit.
  • prodigious/pɹəˈdɪd͡ʒəs/adjectiveC1Remarkably great in size or extent.
  • productive/pɹəˈdʌk.tɪv/adjectiveC1Producing a great deal.
  • profane/pɹəˈfeɪn/adjectiveC1Showing disrespect for what is sacred.
  • professional/pɹəˈfɛʃ.ə.nəl/adjectiveA2+Done as a paid job rather than as a pastime.
  • profitable/ˈpɹɒf.ɪ.tə.bl̩/adjectiveC12 meaningsMaking more money than it costs.
  • profligate/ˈpɹɒflɪɡət/adjectiveC2Recklessly wasteful of money or resources.
  • profound/pɹəˈfaʊnd/adjectiveC12 meaningsReaching to the very depths of thought.
  • profuse/pɹəˈfjuːs/adjectiveC1Pouring out so freely that it seems more than enough.
  • progressive/pɹəˈɡɹɛsɪv/adjectiveB22 meaningsAdvancing in stages.