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| to award or give something to someone.
| The judge presented the rider with a cup.
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| preserve
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| to keep something the way it is.
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| press
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| to squeeze or push something down, often in order to flatten it.
| Pressing flowers.
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| pretend
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| to try to make people believe something that isn’t true.
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| pretty
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| nice to look at.
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| shrill
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| making a sharp, high sound.
| A shrill whistle.
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| prevent
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| to stop something from happening.
| The barrier prevented anyone from falling down the hole.
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| previous
| adjective
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| happening or existing before.
| The previous day.
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| prey
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| creatures that are hunted and eaten by other animals.
| The owl swooped down on its prey.
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| price
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| the amount of money needed to buy something.
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| prickly
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| having many little sharp points or needles.
| A prickly cactus.
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| priest
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| a person who is trained to lead religious services.
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| prince / princess
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| a son or daughter of a king or queen. The wife of a prince is also a princess.
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| principle
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| a general rule, belief, or truth.
| Scientific principles.
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| print
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| to write the letters of words separately, rather than with linked letters.
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| printer
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| a machine that prints on paper, usually linked to a computer.
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| prison
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| a secure place in which criminals are kept as punishment.
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| private
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| belonging only to one person or a few people, or not open to the public.
| My diary is private.
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| prize
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| a reward for winning something.
| The prize was a silver cup.
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| probable
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| likely to happen.
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| problem
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| something that is difficult to do or hard to understand.
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| process
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| the method of making or doing something.
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| procession
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| a line of people or vehicles following each other
| A procession of musicians.
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| prod
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| to poke or push something, often with something sharp.
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| produce
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| to make something happen.
| The magician produced a rabbit out of his hat.
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| produce
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| things that are grown or made.
| farm produce
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| profession
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| a job or occupation where special knowledge of a subject is needed.
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| professional
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| having to do with a profession.
| He took professional advice.
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| profile
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| the side view of a face or object.
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| profit
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| the extra money made when something is sold for more than it cost to make or buy.
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