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Emoji	Word	Past	Past Participle	Third Person Singular	Gerund	Meaning	Example Sentence	Example Expression	Example Expression Meaning	Synonyms	Antonyms	Collocations

#6870 🧠 ••••••	premeditate /ˌpriːˈmɛdɪteɪt/ verb ••••••	premeditated ••••••	premeditated ••••••	premeditates ••••••	premeditating ••••••	to think about and plan something (especially a crime) beforehand ••••••	The suspect was accused of premeditating the crime. ••••••	premeditated murder ••••••	a murder that was planned in advance ••••••	plan, intend, contemplate, devise, deliberate ••••••	improvise, spontaneity, accidental ••••••	premeditated crime, premeditated act, premeditate a plan ••••••
#6871 🧠 ••••••	prepossession /ˌpriːpəˈzɛʃən/ noun ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	An opinion or feeling formed beforehand; a prejudice or preoccupation. ••••••	His prepossession in favor of tradition made him resist change. ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	bias, prejudice, predisposition, inclination, leaning ••••••	impartiality, fairness, neutrality ••••••	prepossession in favor, strong prepossession, prepossession against ••••••
#6872 😊 ••••••	prepossessing /ˌpriːpəˈzɛsɪŋ/ adjective ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	Attractive or appealing in appearance or manner. ••••••	She had a prepossessing smile that charmed everyone. ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	attractive, charming, appealing, engaging, likable ••••••	unattractive, unappealing, repulsive ••••••	prepossessing appearance, prepossessing charm, prepossessing smile ••••••
#6873 📊 ••••••	preponderate /prɪˈpɒndəreɪt/ verb ••••••	preponderated ••••••	preponderated ••••••	preponderates ••••••	preponderating ••••••	To be greater in influence, weight, or number. ••••••	In the debate, logical arguments preponderated over emotional appeals. ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	dominate, outweigh, prevail, surpass, excel ••••••	yield, lose, fail ••••••	preponderate over, strongly preponderate, preponderate in influence ••••••
#6874 🏆 ••••••	preponderant /prɪˈpɒndərənt/ adjective ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	Having superior weight, force, influence, or importance. ••••••	The preponderant influence of the media shapes public opinion. ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	dominant, prevailing, predominant, influential, superior ••••••	minor, weak, subordinate ••••••	preponderant role, preponderant influence, preponderant factor ••••••
#6875 ⚖️ ••••••	preponderance /prɪˈpɒndərəns/ noun ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	The quality or fact of being greater in number, quantity, or importance. ••••••	There was a preponderance of evidence against the defendant. ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	dominance, prevalence, superiority, predominance, advantage ••••••	minority, inferiority, weakness ••••••	preponderance of evidence, overwhelming preponderance, preponderance in favor ••••••
#6876 📝 ••••••	preparatory /prɪˈpærətɔːri/ adjective ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	Serving as preparation or preliminary before the main event. ••••••	They held a preparatory meeting before the main conference. ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	preliminary, introductory, initial, prior, groundwork ••••••	final, conclusive ••••••	preparatory meeting, preparatory phase, preparatory work, preparatory steps ••••••
#6877 📋 ••••••	preparation /ˌprɛpəˈreɪʃən/ noun ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	The act of getting ready or making arrangements for something. ••••••	The team made careful preparation for the presentation. ••••••	fail to prepare is prepare to fail ••••••	If you don’t get ready in advance, you are setting yourself up for failure. ••••••	arrangement, planning, readiness, groundwork, setup ••••••	neglect, disorganization ••••••	make preparation, careful preparation, preparation for, preparation time ••••••
#6878 ✨ ••••••	preordain /ˌpriːɔːrˈdeɪn/ verb ••••••	preordained ••••••	preordained ••••••	preordains ••••••	preordaining ••••••	To decide or determine an outcome in advance, especially by fate or divine will. ••••••	They believed their meeting was preordained by destiny. ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	predetermine, foreordain, fate, predestine ••••••	chance, random ••••••	preordain fate, preordain events, preordain outcome, preordain by God ••••••
#6879 🌀 ••••••	preoccupy /priːˈɒkjʊpaɪ/ verb ••••••	preoccupied ••••••	preoccupied ••••••	preoccupies ••••••	preoccupying ••••••	To dominate or engross the mind of someone to the exclusion of other thoughts. ••••••	Worries about the future preoccupy him constantly. ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	absorb, engross, distract, consume, obsess ••••••	free, release, ignore ••••••	preoccupy the mind, preoccupy thoughts, preoccupy with, constantly preoccupy ••••••
#6880 🤔 ••••••	preoccupation /priːˌɒkjuˈpeɪʃən/ noun ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	The state of being engrossed or absorbed in thought about something. ••••••	Her preoccupation with work left her little time for family. ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	absorption, immersion, obsession, fixation, concern ••••••	disinterest, indifference ••••••	deep preoccupation, mental preoccupation, preoccupation with, constant preoccupation ••••••
#6881 ⚠️ ••••••	premonitory /prɪˈmɒnɪtəri/ or /ˌpriːməˈnɪtəri/ adjective ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	giving a warning or prediction about something, especially something unpleasant ••••••	He ignored the premonitory signs of illness. ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	warning, cautionary, foreshadowing, prophetic ••••••	unforeseen, unexpected, unheralded ••••••	premonitory signs, premonitory symptoms, premonitory feeling ••••••
#6882 🔮 ••••••	premonition /ˌpriːməˈnɪʃən/ or /ˌprɛm-/ noun ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	a strong feeling that something is about to happen, often something negative ••••••	She had a premonition of danger before the trip. ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	forewarning, intuition, hunch, omen, presentiment ••••••	surprise, doubt, disbelief ••••••	dark premonition, sudden premonition, premonition of disaster ••••••
#6883 🏠 ••••••	premise /ˈprɛmɪs/ noun ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	a statement or idea on which reasoning or an argument is based; also a building or property ••••••	His argument was based on a false premise. ••••••	on the premise that ••••••	based on the assumption that ••••••	assumption, proposition, thesis, property, building ••••••	fact, reality, truth ••••••	false premise, legal premises, premise of argument ••••••
#6884 👑 ••••••	premier /prɪˈmɪər/ or /ˈpriːmiər/ noun, adjective ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	the head of government in some countries; first in importance or rank ••••••	The French premier addressed the nation. ••••••	Premier League ••••••	the top professional football league in England ••••••	prime minister, leader, head, top, chief ••••••	subordinate, inferior, secondary ••••••	French premier, premier role, premier status ••••••
#6885 👍 ••••••	preferable /ˈprɛf(ə)rəb(ə)l/ adjective ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	more desirable or suitable; better than something else ••••••	It is preferable to take the train rather than drive in heavy traffic. ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	better, desirable, advisable, favorable, recommended ••••••	worse, undesirable, unsuitable ••••••	preferable option, preferable choice, preferable method, preferable alternative ••••••
#6886 ⏳ ••••••	premature /ˌpriːməˈtjʊər/ adjective ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	Happening or done before the usual or proper time. ••••••	His decision to quit the job was premature. ••••••	premature death ••••••	death that happens earlier than expected or normal ••••••	early, untimely, hasty, rushed ••••••	timely, mature, delayed ••••••	premature birth, premature decision, premature announcement ••••••
#6887 🎶 ••••••	prelude /ˈprɛljuːd/ noun ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	An action, event, or statement that serves as an introduction to something more important. ••••••	The small fight was only a prelude to a bigger conflict. ••••••	a prelude to disaster ••••••	an event leading to or foreshadowing a disaster ••••••	introduction, opening, forerunner, beginning, overture ••••••	conclusion, finale, end ••••••	musical prelude, prelude to war, prelude to change ••••••
#6888 🙏 ••••••	prelate /ˈprɛlət/ noun ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	A high-ranking member of the clergy, especially a bishop or abbot. ••••••	The prelate delivered a sermon to the congregation. ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	bishop, archbishop, abbot, clergyman ••••••	layperson, commoner ••••••	Catholic prelate, senior prelate, respected prelate ••••••
#6889 ⛪ ••••••	prelacy /ˈprɛləsi/ noun ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	The office, dignity, or system of church government by prelates. ••••••	The medieval church was dominated by prelacy and its traditions. ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	episcopacy, hierarchy, church government, clergy ••••••	laity, secularism ••••••	Roman prelacy, medieval prelacy, authority of prelacy ••••••
#6890 ⚖️ ••••••	prejudice /ˈprɛdʒədɪs/ noun ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	An unfair and unreasonable opinion or feeling, especially when formed without enough thought or knowledge. ••••••	Prejudice often prevents people from seeing the truth about others. ••••••	against all prejudice ••••••	in opposition to unfair or biased opinions ••••••	bias, discrimination, partiality, intolerance, preconception ••••••	fairness, tolerance, impartiality ••••••	racial prejudice, deep-seated prejudice, overcome prejudice, prejudice against ••••••
#6891 🖐️ ••••••	prehension /prɪˈhɛnʃən/ noun ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	the act of grasping or seizing; the ability to take hold of something ••••••	Therapists assessed the patient's prehension during hand therapy. ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	grasp, grip, seizure, taking hold, apprehension ••••••	release, letting go, relinquishment ••••••	power prehension, precision prehension, prehension pattern, prehension movement ••••••
#6892 🐒 ••••••	prehensile /prɪˈhɛnsaɪl/ adjective ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	adapted for seizing or grasping, especially by wrapping around an object ••••••	The monkey used its prehensile tail to hang from the branch. ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	grasping, gripping, clinging, adaptive, seizing ••••••	nonprehensile, rigid, nongripping ••••••	prehensile tail, prehensile trunk, prehensile feet, prehensile ability ••••••
#6893 ✋ ••••••	prehensible /prɪˈhɛnsɪbəl/ adjective ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	capable of being grasped or seized ••••••	The tool has a prehensible handle that improves safety. ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	graspable, holdable, seizable, catchable, clenchable ••••••	slippery, ungraspable, nonprehensible ••••••	prehensible handle, prehensible surface, prehensible digits, prehensible object ••••••
#6894 🤰 ••••••	pregnant /ˈprɛɡnənt/ adjective ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	having a child developing in the womb; also, full of meaning or significance ••••••	She announced that she was three months pregnant. ••••••	pregnant pause ••••••	a brief, meaningful silence that suggests significance or tension ••••••	expectant, with child, carrying, meaningful, significant ••••••	barren, infertile, empty ••••••	pregnant woman, heavily pregnant, get pregnant, become pregnant, pregnant pause ••••••
#6895 🔤 ••••••	prefix /ˈpriːfɪks/ noun/verb ••••••	prefixed ••••••	prefixed ••••••	prefixes ••••••	prefixing ••••••	a word, letter, or number placed before another; as a verb, to add something in front of something else ••••••	Developers often prefix variables with an underscore. ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	prepend, prepose, attach, affix, tag ••••••	append, suffix, postpose ••••••	telephone country-code prefix, honorific prefix, string prefix, prefix a title, filename prefix ••••••
#6896 🔮 ••••••	prefigure /priːˈfɪɡjər/ verb ••••••	prefigured ••••••	prefigured ••••••	prefigures ••••••	prefiguring ••••••	to represent, show, or foreshadow something in advance ••••••	The economic reforms prefigure major social changes. ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	foreshadow, predict, anticipate, presage ••••••	ignore, neglect ••••••	prefigure change, prefigure outcome, prefigure development ••••••
#6897 📈 ••••••	preferment /prɪˈfɜːrmənt/ noun ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	promotion or advancement in rank, position, or office ••••••	He hoped for preferment in the government office. ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	promotion, advancement, elevation, upgrade ••••••	demotion, decline ••••••	seek preferment, gain preferment, political preferment ••••••
#6898 🎟️ ••••••	preferential /ˌprɛfəˈrɛnʃəl/ adjective ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	showing or giving advantage to one over others ••••••	Members receive preferential treatment at the club. ••••••	preferential treatment ••••••	favoritism shown to one person or group ••••••	advantageous, favorable, privileged, beneficial ••••••	equal, impartial, fair ••••••	preferential treatment, preferential access, preferential rate ••••••
#6899 ☕ ••••••	preference /ˈprɛf(ə)rəns/ noun ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	a greater liking for one alternative over another ••••••	She has a preference for tea over coffee. ••••••	personal preference ••••••	an individual's own choice or taste ••••••	choice, liking, taste, inclination, option ••••••	dislike, aversion, indifference ••••••	show preference, strong preference, personal preference, preference order ••••••

Lesson 230 - The Ultimate Vocabulary Course for Competitive Exams: GRE, GMAT, TOEFL, IELTS & More

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