preeminent

pre-eminent (review p.172)

adj. [eminent above or before others; superior; surpassing]

ex. He is preeminent in his profession.

preempt

pre-empt

v.先佔 [to occupy (land) in order to establish a prior right to buy.]

v. [to acquire or appropriate before someone else]

考古：preempt：precedence=acquire：possession
取得優先權：優先權=佔有：佔有物

字源：1840–50, Americanism ;  back formation from "preemption"

"preemption"= before buy. Medieval Latin praeëmpt ( us ) bought beforehand (past participle of praeëmere ) + -ion. See pre-, emptor

preen

v. 指鳥用喙整理(羽毛) [(of animals, especially birds) to trim or dress (feathers, fur, etc.) with the beak or tongue]

v. [to dress (oneself) carefully or smartly; primp]

ex. The king preened himself in his elaborate ceremonial robes.

考古：dandy(p.172)：preen

v. [to pride or congratulate (oneself) for achievement]

可以review一下p.363

preface (review p.368)

n.序文, 序言[introductory statement at the beginning of a book, esp one that explains the author's aims]

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序系列

preface       n.序言  [常用於book, literary work]

foreword     n.序言  [常用於book， 特別指別人為作者寫的序言 ]

preamble    n.序言  [常用於 statute 、deed]

pregnant

pre(before)-gnant( be born)

adj.懷孕的 [having a baby or young animal developing in the womb]

ex. She was six months pregnant.

adj. [rich in significance or implication ; abounding in fancy, wit, or resourcefulness]

ex. There was a pregnant pause before she answered my question. 她耐人尋味地停頓了一下才回答我的問題

prehistoric

pre-history-ic

adj. [of or pertaining to the time or a period prior to recorded history]

ex, The dinosaur is a prehistoric beast.

preliterate

pre-literate

adj. [relating to a society that has not developed a written language]

ex. a preliterate culture.

wiki: The Zo'é Tribe (also known as Zo'é or the Marrying tribe) are a native tribe in the State of Pará, Municipality of Óbidos, on the Cuminapanema River, Brazil

review p.293
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prejudice

n. wiki: A prejudice is a prejudgment, an assumption made about someone or something before having adequate knowledge to be able to do so with guaranteed accuracy. The word prejudice is most commonly used to refer to preconceived judgments toward people or a person because of race, social class, gender, ethnicity, homelessness, age, disability, obesity, religion, sexual orientation, or other personal characteristics. It also means beliefs without knowledge of the facts and may include "any unreasonable attitude that is unusually resistant to rational influence."

preliminary

pre-limin(~limit; threshold)-ary

adj. [occurring before or in preparation; introductory]

ex. preliminary inquiries, experiments, negotiations初步的調查﹑ 實驗﹑ 談判

ex. a preliminary contest, heat, round, etc, ie held before a main contest in order to eliminate weaker players or teams

n. [a preliminary event or occurrence]

prelude ( p.368)

pre-lude(play)

n. 前奏曲

Bach - Cello Suite No.1 i-Prelude