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pow • er • less / ' pauarlas /

not able to do anything I was powerless to help.

pow • er plant / ' pauar plrent/ noun [ count ]

a place where electricity is made

PR / |pi ' ar / short for public relations

prac .ti .cal © /'prsekШ/ adjective

connected with doing or making things, not just with ideas

Do you have any practical experience in working on a farm?

sensible or suitable; likely to be successful Your plan isn't practical.

—ANTONYM impractical

good at making and repairing things

She's a very practical person and has made a lot of improvements to the house.

prac • ti • cal joke / |prrektikl ' d₃ouk / noun

[ count ]

a trick that you play on someone that makes him or her look silly and makes other people laugh

prac • ti • cal • ly / ' prrektikli / adverb

almost; nearly

Don't go out — lunch is practically ready! It rained practically every day last week.

prac .tice 1Ф / 'pr^ktos / noun

[ noncount ] action rather than ideas or thoughts Your plan sounds fine, but would it work in practice ?

[ noncount ] doing something many times so that you will do it well

You need lots of practice when you're learning to play a musical instrument.

3 [ count ] the business of a doctor, dentist, or lawyer Sarah wants to start her own practice when she graduates from law school.

out of practice

not good at something, because you have not done it for a long time

prac .tice 2Ф /'pr^ktos/ verb

( prac - tic - es , prac - tic - ing , prac - ticed )

to do something many times so that you will do it well

If you want to play the piano well, you must practice every day.

to work as a doctor, dentist, or lawyer

After graduating, she practiced medicine in Atlanta.

prai • rie / ' preri / noun [ count ]

( GEOGRAPHY ) a very large area of flat land that is covered in grass and few trees (especially in the middle of the U.S.)

praise / preiz / verb ( prais - es , prais - ing , praised )

to say that someone or something is good She was praised for her hard work. ► praise noun [ noncount ]

The book has received a lot of praise.

pray / prei / verb ( prays , pray - ing , prayed ) ( RELIGION ) to speak to God or a god They prayed to God for help.

prayer © / prer/ noun

( RELIGION )

[ count ] words that you say when you speak to God or a god

They said a prayer for world peace.

[ noncount ] the act of praying the power of prayer

They knelt in prayer .

preach / pritj / verb

( preach - es , preach - ing , preached ) ( RELIGION ) to talk about God or a god to a group of people

preach • er / ' pritfsr / noun [ count ]

( RELIGION ) a person who gives religious talks in public Our preacher tonight is Reverend Jones.

pre • cau • tion / pri kojn / noun

[ count ]

something that you do so that bad things will not happen I took the precaution of locking all the windows when I went out.

pre • cedeaw / pri ' sid /

( pre - cedes , pre - ced - ing , pre - ced - ed )

( formal )

to happen or come before someone or something Look at the diagram on the preceding page.

pre • cinct / ' prisigkt / noun [ count ] ( GEOGRAPHY ) one of the parts that a town or city is divided into

pre • cious / ' prejss / adjective

very valuable or expensive Diamonds are precious stones.

that you consider to be very special My family is very precious to me.

pre • cip • i • ta • tion / pri, sips ' teijn /

[noncount] ( formal )

( GEOGRAPHY ) rain or snow that falls to the ground