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Princeton University - WordNet - a lexical database for the English language Category: General Date & country: 27/01/2008, USA Words: 85192

precognition
foreknowledge noun knowledge of an event before it occurs

preconceived
adjective (of an idea or opinion) formed beforehand; especially without evidence or through prejudice; `certain preconceived notions`

preconception
prepossession noun an opinion formed beforehand without adequate evidence; `he did not even try to confirm his preconceptions`

preconcerted
adjective previously arranged or agreed on; `following preconcerted plans`

precondition
noun a condition that is a prerequisite

precondition
stipulation noun an assumption on which rests the validity or effect of something else

preconditioned
adjective having already been put into a suitable condition; `a surface preconditioned to receive paint`; `customers preconditioned to buy a product`

precooked
adjective cooked partially or completely beforehand; `frozen precooked meals from the supermarket`

precooled
adjective cooled in advance

precordial
adjective in front of the heart; involving the precordium

precordium
noun the external surface of the body overlying the heart and stomach

precursor
forerunner noun a person who goes before or announces the coming of another

precursory
premonitory adjective warning of future misfortune

predaceous
predacious adjective living by or given to victimizing others for personal gain; `predatory capitalists`; `a predatory, insensate society in which innocence and decency can prove fatal`- Peter S. Prescott; `a predacious kind of animal--the early geological gangster`- W.E.Swinton

predacious
predaceous adjective hunting and killing other animals for food

predation
noun the act of preying by a predator who kills and eats the prey

predator
predatory animal noun any animal that lives by preying on other animals

predatory
rapacious adjective living by preying on other animals especially by catching living prey; `a predatory bird`; `the rapacious wolf`; `raptorial birds`; `ravening wolves`; `a vulturine taste for offal`

predecessor
noun one who precedes you in time (as in holding a position or office)

predestinarian
adjective of or relating to predestination; holding the doctrine of predestination

predestinarianism
noun the belief or doctrine of predestinarians

predestinate
verb foreordain by divine will or decree

predestination
foreordination noun (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)

predestine
verb foreordain by divine will or decree

predeterminaation
noun a mental determination or resolve in advance; an antecedent intention to do something; `he entered the argument with a predetermination to prove me wrong`

predetermination
noun the act of determining or ordaining in advance what is to take place

predicament
quandary noun a situation from which extrication is difficult especially an unpleasant or trying one; `finds himself in a most awkward predicament`; `the woeful plight of homeless people`

predicate
verb phrase noun one of the two main constituents of a sentence; the predicate contains the verb and its complements

predicate calculus
functional calculus noun a system of symbolic logic that represents individuals and predicates and quantification over individuals (as well as the relations between propositions)

predicative
adjective of adjectives; relating to or occurring within the predicate of a sentence; ``red` is a predicative adjective in `the apple is red``

predicatively
adverb occuring within the predicate phrase; `predicatively used adjectives`

predicator
noun an expression that predicates

predictability
noun the quality of being predictable

predictable
adjective capable of being foretold

predictably
adverb in a predictable manner or to a predictable degree; `predictably, he did not like the news`

prediction
foretelling noun a statement made about the future

predictive
prognostic adjective of or relating to prediction; having value for making predictions

predictor
noun a computer for controlling antiaircraft fire that computes the position of an aircraft at the instant of a shell`s arrival

predictor variable
noun a variable that can be used to predict the value of another variable (as in statistical regression)

predigested
adjective artificially partially digested as by enzymatic action; `predigested foods are a boon for those who are ill or have impaired digestion`

predilection
noun a predisposition in favor of something; `a predilection for expensive cars`; `his sexual preferences`; `showed a Marxist orientation`

predisposed
adjective made susceptible; `because of conditions in the mine, miners are predisposed to lung disease`

predisposition
noun a disposition in advance to react in a particular way

prednisolone
Pediapred noun a glucocorticoid (trade names Pediapred or Prelone) used to treat inflammatory conditions

prednisone
Orasone noun 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

predominance
predomination noun the state of being predominant over others

predominantly
preponderantly adverb much greater in number or influence; `the patients are predominantly indigenous`

predomination
predominance noun the quality of being more noticeable than anything else; `the predomination of blues gave the painting a quiet tone`

preeclampsia
pre-eclampsia noun abnormal state of pregnancy characterized by hypertension and fluid retention and albuminuria; can lead to eclampsia if untreated

preemployment training program
noun a training program to prepare you for employment

preemption
pre-emption noun a prior appropriation of something; `the preemption of bandwidth by commercial interests`

preemptive
pre-emptive adjective designed or having the power to deter or prevent an anticipated situation or occurrence; `a preemptive business offer`

preemptive bid
pre-empt noun a high bid that is intended to prevent the opposing players from bidding

preemptive right
noun the right granting to shareholders the first opportunity to buy a new issue of stock; provides protection against dilution of the shareholder`s ownership interest

preemptor
pre-emptor noun a bidder in bridge who makes a preemptive bid

preexistence
noun existing in a former state or previous to something else

preexistent
pre-existent adjective existing previously or before something; `variations on pre-existent musical themes`

prefab
prefabricated adjective manufactured in standard sizes to be shipped and assembled elsewhere; `a prefabricated structure`

prefabrication
noun the manufacture of sections of a building at the factory so they can be easily and rapidly assembled at the building site

preface
verb furnish with a preface or introduction; `She always precedes her lectures with a joke`; `He prefaced his lecture with a critical remark about the institution`

prefaded
adjective (of fabric or clothing) having been given a faded (weathered) appearance by artificial means

prefect
noun a chief officer or chief magistrate; `the prefect of Paris police`

prefectural
adjective of or relating to a prefecture; `a prefectural museum`

prefecture
noun the office of prefect

prefer
opt verb select as an alternative; choose instead; prefer as an alternative; `I always choose the fish over the meat courses in this restaurant`; `She opted for the job on the East coast`

preferable
preferred adjective more desirable than another; `coffee is preferable to tea`; `Danny`s preferred name is `Dan``

preferably
adverb more readily or willingly; `clean it well, preferably with warm water`; `I`d rather be in Philadelphia`; `I`d sooner die than give up`

preference
penchant noun a strong liking; `my own preference is for good literature`; `the Irish have a penchant for blarney`

preferentially
adverb in a preferential manner; `he was treated preferentially`

preferment
noun the act of preferring; `the preferment went to the younger candidate`

preferred stock
preferred shares noun stock whose holders are guaranteed priority in the payment of dividends but whose holders have no voting rights

prefiguration
foreshadowing noun the act of providing vague advance indications; representing beforehand

prefix
noun an affix that is added in front of the word

prefix notation
Lukasiewicz notation noun a parenthesis-free notation for forming mathematical expressions in which each operator precedes its operands

prefixation
noun formation of a word by means of a prefix

preformation
theory of preformation noun a theory (popular in the 18th century and now discredited) that an individual develops by simple enlargement of a tiny fully formed organism (a homunculus) that exists in the germ cell

prefrontal
adjective anterior to a frontal structure; `a prefrontal bone`; `prefrontal lobes`

prefrontal lobe
noun the anterior part of the frontal lobe

pregnancy
gestation noun the state of being pregnant; the period from conception to birth when a woman carries a developing fetus in her uterus

pregnancy test
noun a physiological test to determine whether a person is pregnant

pregnanediol
noun a compound found in women`s urine during certain phases of the menstrual cycle and in the urine of pregnant women

pregnant
adjective carrying developing offspring within the body or being about to produce new life

prehensile
adjective adapted for grasping especially by wrapping around an object; `a monkey`s prehensile tail`

prehistoric
prehistorical adjective belonging to or existing in times before recorded history; `prehistoric settlements`; `prehistoric peoples`

prehistory
prehistoric culture noun the time during the development of human culture before the appearance of the written word

prejudgment
prejudgement noun a judgment reached before the evidence is available

prejudiced
adjective emanating from a person`s emotions and prejudices

prejudicial
prejudicious adjective tending to favor preconceived ideas; `the presence of discriminatory or prejudicial attitudes in the white population`

prelacy
prelature noun the office or station of a prelate

prelapsarian
adjective of or relating to the time before the Fall of Adam and Eve

preliminary
adjective designed to orient or acquaint with a situation before proceeding; `a preliminary investigation`

preliminary
prelude noun something that serves as a preceding event or introduces what follows; `training is a necessary preliminary to employment`; `drinks were the overture to dinner`

preliminary examination
preliminary exam noun an examination taken by graduate students to determine their fitness to continue

preliminary prospectus
red herring noun a first draft of a prospectus; must be clearly marked to indicate that parts may be changed in the final prospectus; `because some portions of the cover page are printed in red ink a preliminary prospectus is sometimes called a red herring`

preliterate
nonliterate adjective used of a society that has not developed writing

prelude
noun music that precedes a fugue or introduces an act in an opera

premature
untimely adjective uncommonly early or before the expected time; `illness led to his premature death`; `alcohol brought him to an untimely end`

premature baby
preterm baby noun an infant that is born prior to 37 weeks of gestation

premature ejaculation
noun ejaculation during the early stages of sexual excitement or soon after the insertion of the penis into the vagina

premature labor
premature labour noun labor beginning prior to the 37th week of gestation