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| PREDICAMENT | | n. Difficult or unpleasant situation. [latin: related to *predicate] | |
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| PREDICATIVE | | adj. - gram. (of an adjective or noun) forming or contained in the predicate, as old in the dog is old.
- that predicates. [latin: related to *predicate] | |
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| PREDICTABLE | | adj. That can be predicted or is to be expected. predictability n. Predictably adv. | |
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| PREDOMINANT | | adj. - predominating.
- being the strongest or main element. predominance n. Predominantly adv. | |
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| PREDOMINATE | | v. (-ting) 1 (foll. By over) have control.
- be superior.
- be the strongest or main element. | |
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| PREHISTORIC | | adj. - of the period before written records.
- colloq. Utterly out of date. prehistory n. | |
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| PREJUDICIAL | | adj. (often foll. By to) causing prejudice; detrimental. | |
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| PRELIMINARY | | —adj. Introductory, preparatory. —n. (pl. -ies) (usu. In pl.) 1 preliminary action or arrangement (dispense with the preliminaries).
- preliminary trial or contest. [latin limen threshold] | |
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| PREMEDITATE | | v. (-ting) think out or plan beforehand (premeditated murder). premeditation n. [latin: related to *meditate] | |
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| PREMONITION | | n. Forewarning; presentiment. premonitory adj. [latin moneo warn] | |
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