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30 Cards in this Set
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Preamble
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a walking before; a preliminary statement to a document
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Precedent
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an act that goes before and may serve as an example for later acts.
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Precipitate
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to dash head-first; to hasten the occurance of
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Precise
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to cut off unnecessary parts beforehand; sharply defined and exact
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Preclude
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to shut out beforehand; to make impossible by a previous action; to prevent
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Precocious
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ripened before time; prematuraly developed
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Predilection
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to love before others; a preference
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Preeminent
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standing out before all others
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Prejudice
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a judgement beforehand without examination of the facts.
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Prelude
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an introductory piece of music; a concert piece for piano or orchestra.
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Preponderant
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outweighing; having more power or importance
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Prerequisite
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something required beforehand.
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Presage
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to perceive before hand; to predict
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Prevail
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to be strong before all others; to win.
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Prevent
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to come before in order to keep from happening; to hinder
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Precede
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to go or come before.
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Precursor
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a person, animal, or thing that goes before and indicates the approach of someone or something else
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Predestination
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fate; destiny.
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Predict
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to foretell the future; make a prediction.
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Predominant
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having ascendancy, power, authority, or influence over others; preeminent.
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Preempt
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to acquire or appropriate before someone else; take for oneself; arrogate.
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Premise
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to set forth beforehand, as by way of introduction or explanation.
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Preposterous
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completely contrary to nature, reason, or common sense; absurd; senseless; utterly foolish
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Prerogative
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right, privilege; limited to a specific person or to persons of a particular category
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Prescribe
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to lay down rules; direct; dictate
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Presentiment
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a feeling or impression that something is about to happen, especially something evil; foreboding.
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Preside
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to exercise authority; control
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President
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an officer appointed or elected to preside over an organized body of persons.
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Pretentious
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assumption of dignity or importance
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Previous
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coming or occurring before something else; prior
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