English Word Root: pre

earlier, before, in front of
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1 preamble   Speak   Example Sentences
n. introductory statement; introductory paragraph or division of discourse or writing
2 prearrange   Speak   Example Sentences
v. arrange beforehand
3 precarious   Speak   Example Sentences
a. uncertain; risky; dangerously lacking in security or stability
4 precaution   Speak   Example Sentences
n. an action that is done to prevent something unpleasant or dangerous happening
5 precede   Speak   Example Sentences
v. come before in order or position; go in front or ahead of
6 precedence   Speak   Example Sentences
n. fact, state, or right of preceding; priority; previous occurrence, or existence before; preceding act or speech
7 precedent   Speak   Example Sentences
n. act or instance that may be used as example in subsequent similar cases
8 preceding   Speak   Example Sentences
a. ahead; before; existing or happening before someone or something
9 precept   Speak   Example Sentences
n. rule or principle prescribing particular action or conduct; authorized direction or order
10 precinct   Speak   Example Sentences
n. district or division of city; place or enclosure by definite limits
11 precious   Speak   Example Sentences
a. of high worth or cost
12 precipice   Speak   Example Sentences
n. cliff; overhanging or extremely steep mass of rock; dangerous position
13 precipitate   Speak   Example Sentences
a. rash; moving rapidly and heedlessly; speeding headlong; occurring suddenly
14 precipitous   Speak   Example Sentences
a. extremely steep; descending rapidly, or rushing onward
15 precis   Speak   Example Sentences
n. concise summing up of main points
16 precise   Speak   Example Sentences
a. exact; clearly expressed; accurate or correct
17 precisely   Speak   Example Sentences
ad. in a precise manner; just as it should be; indicating exactness or preciseness
18 precision   Speak   Example Sentences
n. exactness; accuracy; the number of significant digits to which a value has been reliably measured
19 preclude   Speak   Example Sentences
v. make impossible, as by action taken in advance; prevent; eliminate
20 precocious   Speak   Example Sentences
a. showing mental development or achievement much earlier than usual; appearing or developing early
21 precook   Speak   Example Sentences
v. cook food beforehand to shortened the cooking or heating time when eating it
22 precursor   Speak   Example Sentences
n. forerunner; one who precedes an event and indicates its approach
23 predatory   Speak   Example Sentences
a. living by preying on other animals
24 predecessor   Speak   Example Sentences
n. former occupant of post; ancestor or forefather
25 predetermine   Speak   Example Sentences
v. determine, decide, or establish in advance; influence markedly
26 predicament   Speak   Example Sentences
n. tricky or dangerous situation; dilemma; troublesome
27 predict   Speak   Example Sentences
v. state, tell about, or make known in advance, especially based on special knowledge
28 predictability   Speak   Example Sentences
n. likelihood; quality of being predictable
29 predictable   Speak   Example Sentences
a. expectable; likely; capable of being predicted or foretold
30 prediction   Speak   Example Sentences
n. something foretold or predicted; prophecy
31 predilection   Speak   Example Sentences
n. condition of favoring or liking; tendency towards; preference
32 predispose   Speak   Example Sentences
v. give inclination toward; make susceptible to; settle or dispose of in advance
33 predisposition   Speak   Example Sentences
n. state of being predisposed; tendency or inclination
34 predominant   Speak   Example Sentences
a. most frequent or common; having superior power and influence
35 predominantly   Speak   Example Sentences
ad. mainly; much greater in number or influence
36 predominate   Speak   Example Sentences
v. be larger in number, quantity, power, status, or importance
37 preeminent   Speak   Example Sentences
a. outstanding; superior to or notable above all others
38 preempt   Speak   Example Sentences
v. appropriate, seize, or take for oneself before others; gain possession of by prior right or opportunity
39 preface   Speak   Example Sentences
n. a short introductory essay preceding the text of a book
40 preferable   Speak   Example Sentences
a. more desirable or worthy than another; better or more suitable
41 preference   Speak   Example Sentences
n. a strong liking; favorite
42 pregnancy   Speak   Example Sentences
n. condition of being pregnant; fruitfulness; fertility
43 pregnant   Speak   Example Sentences
a. expecting a baby; carrying within the body or being about to produce new life
44 prehensile   Speak   Example Sentences
a. capable of grasping or holding; having a keen intellect
45 prejudice   Speak   Example Sentences
n. an unfair and unreasonable opinion or feeling; leaning toward one side of a question
46 prelude   Speak   Example Sentences
n. introduction; forerunner; preliminary or preface
47 premature   Speak   Example Sentences
a. too soon; too early; occurring before a state of readiness
48 premeditate   Speak   Example Sentences
v. plan, arrange or plot in advance; deliberate upon future action
49 premiere   Speak   Example Sentences
a. first public performance, as of a movie or play; premier
50 premise   Speak   Example Sentences
n. a proposition upon which an argument is based; assumption; land and the buildings on it
51 premium   Speak   Example Sentences
n. prize or award offered free or at a reduced price after buying something else; payment for insurance
52 premonition   Speak   Example Sentences
n. a feeling that something, especially something unpleasant, is going to happen
53 preoccupied   Speak   Example Sentences
a. absorbed in thought; engrossed; excessively concerned with something; formerly occupied
54 preoccupy   Speak   Example Sentences
v. occupy or take possession of beforehand or before another or appropriate for use in advance
55 prepaid   Speak   Example Sentences
a. paid for earlier; paid already
56 prepare   Speak   Example Sentences
v. expect that something will happen and to be ready for it
57 preponderance   Speak   Example Sentences
n. superiority in numbers or amount
58 preposterous   Speak   Example Sentences
a. contrary to nature, reason, or common sense; very silly or stupid; ridiculous
59 prerequisite   Speak   Example Sentences
n. something that is required in advance; necessity; required as a prior condition
60 prerogative   Speak   Example Sentences
n. privilege; unquestionable right; exclusive power to command
61 presage   Speak   Example Sentences
v. foretell or predict; indicate or warn of in advance
62 preschool   Speak   Example Sentences
n. an educational institution for children too young for elementary school
63 prescience   Speak   Example Sentences
n. ability to foretell the future; knowledge of actions or events before they occur; foresight
64 prescribe   Speak   Example Sentences
v. dictate; guide; advise the use of; assert a right; claim
65 prescribed   Speak   Example Sentences
a. set down as a rule or guide; stated
66 prescription   Speak   Example Sentences
n. written instructions from a doctor; written order; an act of establishing official rules, laws, or directions
67 presence   Speak   Example Sentences
n. state of being present; current existence
68 presentation   Speak   Example Sentences
n. show or display; the act of presenting something to sight or view
69 presentiment   Speak   Example Sentences
n. the sense that something is about to occur; anticipatory fear; premonition
70 preservation   Speak   Example Sentences
n. conservation; the act of keeping something the same or of preventing it from being damaged
71 preservative   Speak   Example Sentences
n. something used to preserve, especially a chemical added to foods to inhibit spoilage
72 preserve   Speak   Example Sentences
v. uphold or retain; maintain in safety from injury, peril, or harm
73 preside   Speak   Example Sentences
v. be set, or to sit, in the place of authority; occupy the place of president, chairman, moderator, director; direct, control, and regulate, as chief officer
74 presidency   Speak   Example Sentences
n. office and function of the president; tenure of a president
75 pressure   Speak   Example Sentences
n. stress; tension; condition of being pressed
76 prestige   Speak   Example Sentences
n. impression produced by achievements or reputation; recognized distinction or importance
77 prestigious   Speak   Example Sentences
a. honored; respected; reputed; exerting influence by reason of high status
78 presumable   Speak   Example Sentences
a. supposed to be accurate; reasonable as a supposition
79 presumably   Speak   Example Sentences
ad. assumedly; supposedly; used to say what you think is the likely situation
80 presume   Speak   Example Sentences
v. take for granted as true in the absence of proof; venture without authority
81 presumption   Speak   Example Sentences
n. the act of believing that something is true without having any proof; belief upon incomplete proof
82 presumptuous   Speak   Example Sentences
a. overconfident; going beyond what is right or proper; excessively forward
83 pretend   Speak   Example Sentences
v. act so as to make it appear that something is the case when in fact it is not
84 pretense   Speak   Example Sentences
n. act of giving a false appearance; imaginative intellectual play
85 pretension   Speak   Example Sentences
n. advancing of a claim; assertion; a false or unsupportable quality
86 pretentious   Speak   Example Sentences
a. intended to attract notice and impress others; making unjustified claims; overly ambitious
87 preternatural   Speak   Example Sentences
a. being beyond the normal course of nature; differing from natural
88 pretext   Speak   Example Sentences
n. excuse; something serving to conceal plans; the fictitious reason
89 prevail   Speak   Example Sentences
v. induce; be greater in strength or influence; triumph; win out
90 prevailing   Speak   Example Sentences
a. most frequent; widespread; predominant
91 prevalent   Speak   Example Sentences
a. widespread; widely or commonly occurring, existing, accepted
92 prevaricate   Speak   Example Sentences
v. lie; stray from or evade the truth; behave in an evasive way such as to delay action
93 previous   Speak   Example Sentences
a. existing or occurring before something else
94 prey   Speak   Example Sentences
n. target of a hunt; animal hunted or caught for food