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Emoji
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#6900
🤔
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presumption
/prɪˈzʌmpʃən/
noun
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An idea believed to be true without proof; an assumption or act of overconfidence.
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The presumption of his guilt was unfair. |
innocent until proven guilty |
The principle that one is considered innocent unless proven otherwise in a court of law.
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assumption, supposition, belief, inference, guess
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certainty, fact, proof
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legal presumption, presumption of innocence, presumption of guilt, rebuttable presumption
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#6901
🦁
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prey
/preɪ/
noun/verb
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preyed
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preyed
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preys
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preying
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an animal hunted by another for food; to hunt and feed on
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Lions prey on zebras in the wild. |
fall prey to |
to become a victim of
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victim, quarry, target, hunt
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predator, attacker
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fall prey, prey upon, easy prey, natural prey
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#6902
🛡️
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prevention
/prɪˈvɛnʃən/
noun
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the act of stopping something from happening
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Exercise is important for the prevention of heart disease. |
prevention is better than cure |
it is better to stop problems before they happen than to fix them later
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avoidance, deterrence, protection, precaution
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neglect, allowance, permission
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disease prevention, crime prevention, fire prevention, prevention strategy
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#6903
🤥
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prevaricate
/prɪˈværɪkeɪt/
verb
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prevaricated
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prevaricated
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prevaricates
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prevaricating
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to avoid telling the truth by not giving a direct answer
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The politician began to prevaricate when asked about the scandal. |
beat around the bush |
to avoid talking about something directly
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equivocate, evade, mislead, hedge, waffle
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confront, clarify, admit
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tend to prevaricate, prevaricate deliberately, prevaricate under pressure
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#6904
🌍
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prevalent
/ˈprɛvələnt/
adjective
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widespread or commonly occurring
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Flu is prevalent during the winter season. |
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widespread, common, frequent, rampant, prevailing
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rare, uncommon, unusual
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prevalent belief, prevalent practice, prevalent trend, prevalent disease
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#6905
📊
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prevalence
/ˈprɛvələns/
noun
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the state or condition of being widespread or common
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The prevalence of smartphones has changed how people communicate. |
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commonness, frequency, dominance, universality, popularity
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rarity, infrequency, scarcity
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high prevalence, disease prevalence, prevalence rate, prevalence among
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#6906
🏆
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prevail
/prɪˈveɪl/
verb
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prevailed
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prevailed
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prevails
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prevailing
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To prove more powerful or superior; to be widespread or common.
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Justice will always prevail over injustice. |
prevail upon someone |
to persuade someone to do something
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triumph, succeed, win, dominate, overcome
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fail, lose, surrender
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prevail over, prevail in, prevail upon, prevail against
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#6907
🎭
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pretext
/ˈpriːtɛkst/
noun
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A false reason given to hide the real purpose or motive.
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He went out on the pretext of buying groceries. |
under the pretext of |
using a false reason to cover up the real motive
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excuse, pretense, cover, guise, justification
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truth, reality, honesty
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under the pretext, flimsy pretext, on the pretext, false pretext
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#6908
✨
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preternatural
/ˌpriːtərˈnætʃərəl/
adjective
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Beyond what is normal or natural; extraordinary or supernatural.
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She had a preternatural ability to remain calm in any crisis. |
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extraordinary, supernatural, exceptional, uncanny, abnormal
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ordinary, natural, normal
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preternatural calm, preternatural power, preternatural ability, preternatural silence
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#6909
💅
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pretentious
/prɪˈtɛnʃəs/
adjective
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Attempting to impress by affecting greater importance, talent, culture, etc., than is actually possessed.
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The restaurant was stylish but far too pretentious for my taste. |
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showy, ostentatious, pompous, affected, flashy
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simple, modest, humble
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pretentious attitude, pretentious speech, pretentious behavior, pretentious style
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#6910
🎭
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pretension
/prɪˈtɛnʃən/
noun
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A claim or assertion to something, often without justification; an attempt to impress by showing greater importance or talent than is actually possessed.
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His pretension to be an expert was quickly exposed. |
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claim, aspiration, affectation, vanity, show
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humility, modesty
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false pretension, intellectual pretension, pretension to power, artistic pretension
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#6911
😶🌫️
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pretense
/ˈpriː.tɛns/ or /prɪˈtɛns/
noun
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A false appearance or claim; an act of pretending.
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His kindness was only a pretense to gain trust. |
under false pretenses |
Doing something dishonestly by making false claims.
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deception, sham, facade, falsehood
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truth, honesty
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false pretense, under pretense, without pretense
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#6912
🎭
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pretend
/prɪˈtɛnd/
verb
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pretended
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pretended
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pretends
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pretending
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To act as if something is true when it is not.
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The children pretended to be superheroes. |
pretend play |
A form of play where children act out roles and scenarios.
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feign, fake, simulate, act
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reveal, show
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pretend to be, pretend play, pretend interest
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#6913
😏
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presumptuous
/prɪˈzʌmp.tʃu.əs/
adjective
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Overconfident, rude, or taking liberties without permission.
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It was presumptuous of him to make that decision without consulting others. |
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arrogant, bold, forward, overconfident
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humble, modest
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presumptuous attitude, presumptuous behavior, presumptuous request
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#6914
🧐
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presumptive
/prɪˈzʌmptɪv/
adjective
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Based on probability or assumption rather than proof.
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She is the presumptive nominee for the party. |
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probable, assumed, likely, supposed
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unlikely, improbable
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presumptive nominee, presumptive diagnosis, presumptive heir
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#6915
🤯
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preposterous
/prɪˈpɒstərəs/
adjective
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completely ridiculous or absurd; contrary to reason or common sense
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The idea that pigs could fly is preposterous. |
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ridiculous, absurd, ludicrous, nonsensical, outrageous
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reasonable, sensible, logical
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preposterous idea, preposterous claim, utterly preposterous, seems preposterous
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#6916
🤔
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presume
/prɪˈzjuːm/
verb
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presumed
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presumed
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presumes
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presuming
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To suppose something is true without proof; to take for granted.
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I presume she has already left for the meeting. |
presume innocence |
to assume someone is innocent until proven guilty
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assume, suppose, believe, infer, guess
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doubt, disbelieve, question
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presume innocence, presume to act, presume responsibility, presume knowledge
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#6917
🏆
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prestige
/prɛˈstiːʒ/
noun
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Widespread respect and admiration felt for someone or something based on their achievements or quality.
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Winning the award gave the company international prestige. |
prestige project |
a project undertaken mainly to enhance reputation or status
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reputation, status, honor, distinction, influence
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disgrace, dishonor, obscurity
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high prestige, social prestige, gain prestige, prestige project
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#6918
🥫
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preservative
/prɪˈzɜːrvətɪv/
noun
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A substance used to prevent decay, spoilage, or deterioration in food or other materials.
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This jam contains no artificial preservatives. |
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additive, stabilizer, protector, antioxidant
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contaminant, decay
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food preservative, chemical preservative, artificial preservative, preservative-free
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#6919
🌿
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preservation
/ˌprɛzəˈveɪʃən/
noun
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The act of keeping something in its original state or protecting it from harm or decay.
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The preservation of old books is important for cultural heritage. |
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protection, conservation, maintenance, safeguarding
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destruction, neglect, damage
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cultural preservation, nature preservation, preservation efforts, preservation policy
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#6920
📄
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presentment
/prɪˈzɛntmənt/
noun
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The act of presenting something formally or officially; a formal statement or document.
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The lawyer made a presentment of the evidence to the court. |
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presentation, submission, exhibition, display, introduction
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concealment, hiding
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presentment of charges, formal presentment, grand jury presentment, presentment document
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#6921
⚠️
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presentiment
/prɪˈsɛntɪmənt/
noun
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An intuitive feeling about the future, especially of something bad about to happen.
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He had a strong presentiment that the plan would fail. |
a presentiment of doom |
a strong intuitive sense that something disastrous will happen
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premonition, foreboding, intuition, hunch
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certainty, assurance
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presentiment of danger, presentiment of failure, strong presentiment
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#6922
🔮
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presentient
/prɪˈsɛnʃənt/
adjective
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Having a feeling or sense of something about to happen; predictive.
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She was presentient of the coming disaster. |
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prophetic, predictive, foreboding, intuitive
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unaware, oblivious
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presentient feeling, presentient thought, presentient mood
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#6923
💊
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prescription
/prɪˈskrɪpʃən/
noun
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A written order from a doctor for the preparation and administration of a medicine; also, a recommendation or authoritative rule.
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The doctor gave her a prescription for antibiotics. |
fill a prescription |
to provide medicine according to a doctor’s order
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medication, remedy, directive, order
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discretion, suggestion
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doctor's prescription, prescription drug, prescription medicine
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#6924
⚖️
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prescriptible
/prɪˈskrɪptɪbəl/
adjective
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Capable of being prescribed or laid down as a rule or directive.
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Certain regulations are prescriptible under the law. |
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enforceable, obligatory, regulative, mandatory
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optional, discretionary
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prescriptible rules, prescriptible law, prescriptible rights
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#6925
📜
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prescript
/ˈpriːskrɪpt/
noun
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An authoritative rule or direction; something laid down as a command.
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The prescript of the organization required strict punctuality. |
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rule, command, directive, order, regulation
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suggestion, option
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legal prescript, prescript rules, prescript requirement
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#6926
👁️
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prescient
/ˈprɛʃənt/ or /ˈpriːʃənt/
adjective
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having or showing knowledge of events before they take place
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The prescient investor sold his shares just before the market crashed. |
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foresighted, visionary, prophetic, intuitive
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unaware, shortsighted
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prescient investor, prescient view, prescient warning, prescient decision
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#6927
🔮
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prescience
/ˈprɛʃəns/ or /ˈpriːʃəns/
noun
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the ability to know or predict what will happen in the future
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Her prescience about market trends saved the company. |
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foresight, foreknowledge, clairvoyance, insight
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ignorance, hindsight
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remarkable prescience, prescience of events, prescience about future, prescience in decisions
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#6928
🌩️
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presage
/ˈprɛsɪdʒ/
verb
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presaged
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presaged
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presages
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presaging
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to be a sign or warning that something will happen; to foreshadow
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Dark clouds presage a storm. |
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foreshadow, predict, foretell, portend, indicate
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prove, confirm, demonstrate
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presage trouble, presage disaster, presage the future, presage change
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#6929
👑
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prerogative
/prɪˈrɒɡətɪv/
noun
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a special right or privilege exclusive to a particular person or group
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It is the manager’s prerogative to make the final decision. |
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privilege, right, entitlement, advantage, authority
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restriction, limitation, prohibition
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royal prerogative, presidential prerogative, special prerogative, personal prerogative
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