to chatter.

Pray' er, n. a petition to heaven; entreaty. Preach, v. to pronounce a public discourse on religious subjects. Pre' am ble, n. an introduction; preface. Preb' en dary, n. a stipendiary of a cathedral. Pre ca' ri ous, a. depend

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ant; uncertain. Pre cau' tion, n. a preservative caution. Pre cede', v. to go before in rank or time. Pre ce dence, Pre ce' den cy, S ority; superiority. Pre ce' dent, a. former; going before. Pre" ce dent, n. example; thing done before. Pre cent' or, n. he that

leads the choir. Pre' cept, n. a command; injunction; mandate. Pre cep' tor, n. a teacher; a tutor. Precinct, n. an outward

limit; a boundary. Precious, a. valuable; costly; of great price. Pre" ci pice, n. a perpen. dicular declivity. Pre cip'i tant, a. falling headlong; hasty. Ere cip' i tate, v. to cast down; te hurry.n.cor

rosive mercurial medicine. a. headlong; hasty; violent.

Pre cip i ta' tion, n, hurry; blind or rash haste. Pre cise', a. formal; affected; finical; exact. Pre cisely, ad. exactly; nicely; formally. Pre cision, n. exact limitation; nicety. Pre clude', v. to shut out or hinder by some anticipation. Pre con ceive', v. to form an opinion beforehand. Pre con cep' tion, n. previous opinion. Pre cur sor, n, a forerunner; a harbinger. Pred' a to ry, a. practising rapine; ravenous. Pred e ces' sor,n. one who was before another in office or existence. Pre des' ti nate, v. to decree beforehand; predestine.

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Pre de ter mine, v. to

doom or confine by a previous decree. Pred' i cate, v. to affirm any thing of another thing.

Pre dict', v. to foretel; to foreshow.

Pre dic' tion, n. a prophe

cy; a foretelling. Pre di lec' tion, n. a pre

possession in favour of any particular person or thing.

Pre dom' i nant, a. preva

lent; ascendant. Pre dom' i nate, v. to prevail in, or over. Pre em' i nence, n. superiority; precedence. Pre emp' tion, n. the right | of buying before others. Pre en gage', v. to engage beforehand.

Pref' ace, n. an introduc

tion to a book. v. to say something introductory. Pre' fect, n. a governor Pre fer',v. to regard more;

to advance; to raise. Pref' er a ble; a. eligible

before another. Pref' er ence, n. estima

tion above another. Pre fer' ment, n. advance

ment; preference. Pre fig' ure, v. to exhibit beforehand.

Pre fix', v. to place be

fore; to settle. Pregnant, a. breeding; teeming; fruitful. Pre judge', v. to judge or

condemn beforehand Prej' u dice, n. prepossession; mischief; hurt. v. to fill with prejudice; to hurt. Prej u di" cial, a. hurtful; injurious.

Prel' a cy, n. the dignity or office of a prelate. Prel' ate, n. an ecclesiastie of high order; a bish

op.

Pre lim' i na rỹ, a. previous; introductory ; antecedently preparatory.

Prel' ude, n. something introductory,

or that shows what is to follow.

Pre ma ture', a. ripe too soon; too soon said or done.

Pre med' i tate, v. to think beforehand.

Pre mise, v. to explain previously.

Prem' is es, n. antecedent

matter; houses, &c. Pre' mi um, n. an advance

to a bargain; a bounty. Pre oc' cu pan cỹ, n. a first or previous possession.

Pre or dain', v. to ordain

or appoint beforehand. Prep a ra' tion, n. a making ready for some purpose.

Pre par a tive, a. tending to prepare. n.something used to pave the way. Pre pare v. to make fit; to provide. Pre pense', a. preconceiv

ed; contrived before

an omen.

Pre sage, v. to forebode; to foretoken; to foretel. Press' by ter, n. a priest. Pres by te ri an, n. a follower of Calvin. a. calvinistic.

Pre science, n. know. ledge of future events. Pre scribe', v. to direct medically; to order; to direct.

Pre scrip' tion. n. a medical receipt; rule; cus

tom. Presence, n. being present; mien; demeanour; quickness at expedients. Present, a. not absent; not past; ready. n. a gift. Pre 'sent', v. to exhibit; to

give; to prefer. Pre sen ta' tion, n. the gift of a benefice. Pres" ent ly, ad. at pres

ent; soon after. Presó er va' tion, n. the act of preserving.

Pre 'ser' va tive, a. that

has power to preserve. Pre 'serve', v. to save; to keep; to season fruits. n. fruit preserved in sugar.

Pre side', v. to be set over;

to direct; to manage.

Pres" i den cy, n. super

intendance. President, n. one placed with authority over others; governor; prefect. Press, n. an instrument for squeezing; an instrument for printing; a crowd; a throng. v. to squeeze; to urge; to force; to distress. Press' ure, n. force; affiction; an impression. Pre 'sume', v. to suppose ;

to affirm; to venture. Pre su ming, a. confi. dent.

Pre 'sump' tion, n. confidence, supposition; arrogance. Pre sum tu haughty; irreverent. Pre tence', n. a pretext an assumption.

ous, 2.

Pre tend' v. to allege falsely; to show hypocritically; to claim; to presume.

Pre ten' der, n. one who

lays claim to any thing. Pre ten' sion, n. a claim;

a false appearance. Pre ter nat' u ral, a. not natural; irregular. Pre' text, n. a pretence; a false allegation. Pret' ty, a. neat ; elegant; handsome. ad. nearly; in some degree. Pre vail, v. to be in force;

to overcome.

Pre vail ing, a. having

most influence. Prev' a lence, n. superiority; influence. Prev' a lent, a. powerful : pedominant.

Pre var' i cate, v. to cavil; to quibble.

Pre var i ca' tion, n. dou

ble dealing; shuffle. Pre vent', v. to hinder; to obstruct; to go before as a guide. Previous, a. antecedent; going before. Prey, (pra) n. something to be devoured. v. to plunder; to corrode. Price, n. value; equivalent; rate of sale. Pride, n. inordinate self esteem.

Priest, n. one who officiates at the altar. Prim, a. formal; precise; affectedly nice.

Pri ma ry, a. first in order; chief; principal. Prime, n. the dawn; the best part; the spring of life. a. first; first rate. Pri me val, a. original; such as was at first. Prim' i tive, a. ancient; original; formal.

Pri mo ge ni al, a. first born; original.

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Prin' ci pal, a. chief; capital; essential. chief; a sum placed at interest.

Prin ci pal' i ty, n. 2 prince's dominion. Prin' ci ple, n. constituent part; original cause; motive.

Pri' or, a. former; anterior. Prison, n. a place of confinement; a jail. Pris' tine, a. first; ancient; original.

Pri' va cy, n. secrecy; retreat; taciturnity. Private, a. secret; alone. Priv i lege, n. public right. v. to exempt. Prize, n. a booty Prob abil' i ty, n. likelihood; appearance of truth.

Probate, n. the proof of wills, &c.

Pro ba' tion, n. a proof; trial; noviciate. Probe, n. a surgeon's instrument. v. to search; to try with a probe. Prob'i ty, n. uprightness; honesty; veracity. Problem, n. a question proposed for solution. Problem at' i cal, a. uncertain; disputable. Pro bos' cis, n. the trunk of an elephant; a snout. Pro ce' dure, n. manner of proceeding.

Pro ceed', v. to go on; to advance; to arise from. Pro ceeding, n. a transaction; legal process. Process, n. course of law; order of things. Proces' sion, n. a train

marching in solemnity. Pro claim, v. to tell openly; to publish solemnly. Proc la ma' tion, n. a public notice given by authority. Pro cras' ti nate, v. to defer; to delay; to put off.

Pro cre a' tion, n. produc tion.

Pro cure, v to obtain. Prod'i gal, n. a spendthrift; a waster. a. pro

fuse ;

lavish; waste.

ful. Prod i gal′ i tỹ, n. extravagance; profusion. Pro di" gious, a. amazing; monstrous; vast. Prod' i gy, n. a preternat ural thing; a monster. Pro duce', v.to bring forth;

to yield; to cause. Product, n. the thing pro

duced; effect; work. Pro duc' tion, n. whatever is produced.

Pro duc' tive, a. fertile ; efficient.

Prof a nation, n. the act of profaning.

Pro fane', v. to violate; to pollute. a. not sacred; irreverent; polluted. Pro fess', v. to declare openly and plainly.

Pro fes'sion, n. a vocation; calling declaration. Pro fes' sor, n. a public

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teacher of some art. Prof' fer, v. to propose; to offer; to attempt. n. an offer made. Pro fi" cien cy,

n. im. provement gained. Pro fi" cient, n. one who has made good advancement in any study or business.

Profitable, a. lucrative; beneficial.

Prof' li ga cy, n. profli.