The Vocabulary builder workbook

presage

to indicate (st bad) is about to happen

prescient

having the knowledge of st before it happens

predilection

a special fondness

precipitate=rash

acting without thinking

predicate

to be based on/to state that st is true

presentiment

a feeling that st (bad) is about to happen

pretence/pretense

a claim or assertion not based on fact/ a way of behaving that is intended to deceive people

precursor

(used to describe things) st that comes before another

pretext

a pretended reason to hide the real one

precocious

(abilities) developing early

preclude

to make it impossible for st to happen

felony

a crime, typically one involving violence, regarded as more serious than a misdemeanor, and usually punishable by imprisonment for more than one year or by death

tantalize

To torment someone with something they want without ever giving it to them

pyrrhic

Describing a victory that comes with a heavy cost

laconic

Using as few words as possible when speaking

draconian

(laws/rules) extremely strict

jeremiad

a long list/speech full of complaints/problems

cicerone

a guide who gives speeches to sightseers