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Preteen
- adjective - a preadolescent boy or girl (usually between 9 and 12 years of age); "little league is intended for the preteens"
- of or relating to or designed for children between the ages of 9 and 12; "a preteen party"; "preteen clothing"
Pretend
- adjective - behave unnaturally or affectedly; "She's just acting"
- imagined as in a play; "the make-believe world of theater"; "play money"; "dangling their legs in the water to catch pretend fish"
- make believe with the intent to deceive;
- put forward a claim and assert right or possession of; "pretend the title of King"
- put forward, of a guess, in spite of possible refutation; "I am guessing that the price of real estate will rise again"; "I cannot pretend to say that you are wrong"
- represent fictitiously, as in a play, or pretend to be or act like; "She makes like an actress"
- state insincerely; "He professed innocence but later admitted his guilt"; "She pretended not to have known the suicide bomber"; "She pretends to be an expert on wine"
- the enactment of a pretense; "it was just pretend"
Preter-
- - A prefix signifying past, by, beyond, more than; as, preter- mission, a permitting to go by; preternatural, beyond or more than is natural.
PRETERM
- unknown - Born prematurely
Pretext
- noun - an artful or simulated semblance; "under the guise of friendship he betrayed them"
- something serving to conceal plans; a fictitious reason that is concocted in order to conceal the real reason
Pretors
- noun - an annually elected magistrate of the ancient Roman Republic
Pretzel
- noun - glazed and salted cracker typically in the shape of a loose knot
Prevail
- verb - be larger in number, quantity, power, status or importance; "Money reigns supreme here"; "Hispanics predominate in this neighborhood"
- continue to exist; "These stories die hard"; "The legend of Elvis endures"
- prove superior; "The champion prevailed, though it was a hard fight"
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- use persuasion successfully; "He prevailed upon her to visit his parents"
Prevene
- - To come before; to anticipate; hence, to hinder; to prevent.
Prevent
- verb - keep from happening or arising; make impossible; "My sense of tact forbids an honest answer"; "Your role in the projects precludes your involvement in the competitive project"
- stop (someone or something) from doing something or being in a certain state; "We must prevent the cancer from spreading"; "His snoring kept me from falling asleep"; "Keep the child from eating the marbles"