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Preparedness
- noun - the state of having been made ready or prepared for use or action (especially military action); "putting them in readiness"; "their preparation was more than adequate"
Prepositions
- noun - (linguistics) the placing of one linguistic element before another (as placing a modifier before the word it modifies in a sentence or placing an affix before the base to which it is attached)
- a function word that combines with a noun or pronoun or noun phrase to form a prepositional phrase that can have an adverbial or adjectival relation to some other word
Prepossesses
- verb - cause to be preoccupied; "The idea of his failure prepossesses him"
- influence (somebody's) opinion in advance
- make a positive impression (on someone) beforehand; "A prepossessing appearance"
- possess beforehand
Preposterous
- adjective - incongruous;inviting ridicule; "the absurd excuse that the dog ate his homework"; "that's a cockeyed idea"; "ask a nonsensical question and get a nonsensical answer"; "a contribution so small as to be laughable"; "it is ludicrous to call a cottage a mansion"; "a preposterous attempt to turn back the pages of history"; "her conceited assumption of universal interest in her rather dull children was ridiculous"
Prepotencies
- noun - the state of being predominant over others
Prepuberties
- noun - a period of two years immediately prior to the onset of puberty when growth and changes leading to sexual maturity occur
Prerogatives
- noun - a right reserved exclusively by a particular person or group (especially a hereditary or official right); "suffrage was the prerogative of white adult males"
Presbyteries
- noun - building reserved for the officiating clergy
Preschoolers
- noun - a child who attends a preschool or kindergarten