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the prepared surface of the steel plate. 3 willing, disposed,
predisposed, able, inclined, of a mind; ready, (all) set: Are
you prepared to apologize? 4 oven-ready, microwave-ready,
microwavable, instant, convenience, ready-to-eat,
ready-to-serve, precooked, ready-made: He lives alone and
usually buys prepared dinners that just need reheating.
preparedness
n. vigilance, alertness, readiness, fitness: The armed forces
were kept in a continuous state of preparedness.
preponderance
n. 1 majority, greater part, bulk, mass, lion's share: The
preponderance of voters want a change of government. 2 weight,
influence, weightiness, superiority, supremacy, predominance,
primacy, ascendancy, sway, strength, force, power, advantage,
control, authority, hegemony, leadership, rule: Good has always
appeared to have an incontestable preponderance over evil.
prepossessing
adj. attractive, appealing, pleasing, favourable, engaging,
charming, captivating, fascinating, winsome, winning, magnetic,
alluring, bewitching, taking, fetching, inviting, good-looking,
handsome, lovely, beautiful: She is a woman of prepossessing
appearance and a delightful nature.
preposterous
adj. absurd, ridiculous, ludicrous, laughable, risible,
asinine, foolish, senseless, irrational, nonsensical, fatuous,
fatuitous, mindless, insane, crazy, crack-brained, mad, idiotic,
moronic, imbecilic, incredible, unbelievable, outrageous,
extravagant, extraordinary, extreme, exorbitant, outlandish,
outr‚, weird, bizarre, Slang barmy, nutty, screwy, batty, dotty,
wacky, loony, cuckoo, US balmy: To claim that it is all my
fault is simply preposterous!
prerequisite
adj. 1 essential, necessary, requisite, imperative,
indispensable, obligatory, required, called-for, demanded:
Naval service is a prerequisite condition for joining the club.
--n. 2 precondition, requirement, qualification, requisite,
condition, sine qua non, proviso, provision, necessity: A