1.predict v.预言，预测( to foretell)

词根记忆：pre(前)+dict(说)——说在前面的话--预言，预测

例：We will be able to predict more precisely what items we should stock at any given time.

派生词：predictive(a．预言性的)

2.prediction n．预言(an act of predicting)；预报(forecast)

词根记忆：来自predict(v.预言，预知)

例：The value of the dollar declined several times in the year prior to the recent prediction of slower economic growth.

同根词：predictive(a．预言性的)

3.predisposition n.倾向(tendency)：易患病的体质(susceptible)

词根记忆：来自predispose(v.使倾向于)

例：Tom has a predisposition to find fault.

4.predominant a．有势力的(having superior strength; prevailing)；主要的(being most frequent or common)

词根记忆：pre(前)+dominant(统治的)--在前面统治的--有势力的

例：In Greece, rhododendrons and oleander bloom only in springtime, when they are the predominant sources of nectar.

派生词：predominantly( ad.主要地：显著地)

同根词：predominate(v.支配；主宰)

5.predominantly ad.主要地(mainly)

词根记忆：来自predominant(a．主要的)

例：In the past, teachers, bank tellers and secretaries were predominantly men.

6.predominate v.统治，主导;占优势（to dominate）

词根记忆：pre+domin(统治)+ate--统治

例：Individualist feminism came to predominate in English-speaking countries.

同根词：predominance(n.优势)

7.preeminent a．卓越的，杰出的(outstanding)

词根记忆：pre(前)+eminent(著名的)——在著名的人前面——卓越的，杰出的

例：The preeminent author had received many awards.

派生词：preeminence(n．杰出，卓越)

8.preference n．偏爱，倾向(the act of preferring)；优先权(the act, fact, or principle of giving advantages to some over others)

词根记忆：来自prefer(v.喜爱，喜欢)

例：One example of social learning is the acquisition of preferences for novel foods.

同根词：preferential(a．优先的；特惠的)

9.preferential a．优先的（of, giving, receiving or showing preference)

例：In most regions of the brain the cells not only adhere to one another but also adopt some preferential orientation.