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preacher n. minister, evangelist, clergyman, clergywoman, cleric,
ecclesiastic, reverend, divine, Colloq tub-thumper: He studied
for many years to become a preacher.
preamble n. introduction, foreword, prologue, preface, Formal proem,
prolegomenon, exordium: As a preamble to today's proceedings, I
should like to welcome our honoured guests.
precarious
adj. uncertain, unreliable, unsure, risky, hazardous,
unpredictable, insecure, unstable, unsteady, unsettled, shaky,
doubtful, dubious, questionable, tricky, delicate, ticklish,
sensitive, slippery, touch-and-go, (hanging) in the balance,
hanging by a thread, Damoclean, perilous, treacherous,
dangerous, difficult, problematic, Colloq chancy, Brit dodgy,
dicey, US iffy, Slang hairy: If sales continue to drop, the
company will be in precarious condition. We followed a
precarious trail down the mountainside.
precaution
n. 1 provision, preventive measure, safety measure, safeguard,
insurance, protection, cover, escape: Unfortunately, he had
failed to take any precautions against storm damage. 2
foresight, prudence, providence, forethought, caution,
cautiousness, circumspection, care, attention, watchfulness,
vigilance, alertness, wariness, chariness, apprehension,
far-sightedness, anticipation: Precaution is wiser than
hindsight.
precede v. come or go or proceed before or first, go ahead or in
advance (of), lead (the way), pave the way (for), herald, usher
in, introduce, antecede; foreshadow, antedate, predate: His
wife preceded him into the room. The Decameron preceded The
Canterbury Tales by about fifty years.
precedence
n. precedency, priority, pre-eminence, superiority, supremacy,
preference, privilege, prerogative, importance, rank, position,
primacy: Your school work must take precedence over football
practice.
precedent n. prototype, model, example, exemplar, pattern, paradigm,
yardstick, criterion, standard, lead: The French considered the