在复习考研英语词汇时，我们常常听到各种“专业术语”，高频词、重点词、核心词、常考词甚至必考词等等，其实词汇的掌握是很个性化的东西，每个人的词汇量都不同，你认识并掌握的词汇就是普通词汇，你不认识的词汇那就是重点词。通过平时的阅读积累生词，形成自己个性化的生词本，并不断重复回顾，才是掌握考研英语词汇的方法。
1、predominant/prdmnnt/
predominant是 形容词，意为“扎主导地位的，占支配地位的”。Dancers have a predominant role in this performance.
在这场表演中，舞蹈演员发挥主导作用。
Italian opera became absolutely predominant at the end of the 17th century.
17世纪末意大利歌剧极为盛行。
2、preface /prefs/
preface作 名词指书 的“序言，前言”，或者“开场白”，也可作 动词，意为“为…写序言，以…为…作开端或开场白”，动词用法和搭配要结合例句理解。In his preface, the author says that he took eight years to write the book.
在前言中，作者说他写这本书花了八年。
We're hoping these talks could be a preface to peace.
我们希望这些会谈能拉开和平的序幕。
I should like to preface my response with the following observation.
我想用以下评论作为我回应的开头。
The president prefaced his remarks by saying he has supported unemployment benefits all along.
总统在发表讲话前说他一直以来都支持发放失业津贴。
3、preferable/prefrbl/
preferable是 形容词，意为“更合适的，更可取的”。Anything was preferable to the tense atmosphere at home.
什么都比家里的紧张气氛好。
Being taught in a small group is far preferable to being in a large, noisy classroom.
小班听课比在闹哄哄的大教室里上课要强得多。
lower interest rates were preferable to higher ones.
低利率比高利率更可取。
4、preference/prefrns/
preference是 名词，指“偏好，爱好”，也可以指“偏爱的事物或东西”。另外还有一个常见短语give preference to sb 指“给予某人优惠”。Parents can express a preference for the school their child attends.
父母可以表达对自己孩子所上学校的偏好。
Choosing furniture is largely a matter of personal preference.
挑选家俱主要是个人喜好的问题。
We give preference to those who have worked with us for a long time.
我们优先考虑那些和我们长期共事的人。
5、pregnant/preɡnnt/
pregnant是 形容词，意为“怀孕的”，pregnant with引申义为“饱含…，蕴含丰富的…”。Maria was pregnant with her second child.
玛丽亚怀着她的第二个孩子。
Every phrase in this poem is pregnant with meaning.
这首诗的片言只语都充满深意。
6、prejudice/preduds/
prejudice是 名词，意为“偏见，成见”。Their decision was based on ignorance and prejudice.
他们的决定是基于无知和偏见。
Laws against racial prejudice must be strictly enforced.
禁止种族歧视的法律必须严格执行。
《傲慢与偏见》 简·奥斯汀
7、preliminary/prlmnri/
preliminary作 形容词，意为“初步的，预备性的”，也可作 名词，指“初步行动，预备措施”。Preliminary results show that the vaccine is effective, but this has to be confirmed by further medical trials.
初查结果显示疫苗是有效的，但这有待于进一步医学实验的证实。
The discussions were seen as preliminary to the policy paper.
这些讨论被当作形成政策性文件的预备阶段。

8、premier/premi/
premier作 名词指“首相，”，作 形容词意为“重要的，首位的”，这时只能放在名词前。Australian premier Paul Keating
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He's one of the nation's premier scientists.
他是该国重要的科学家之一。
9、premise /prems/
premise是 名词，意为“前提，假定”，而 复数premises指企业或机构使用的“房屋及土地，办公场所”。The programme started from the premise that men and women are on equal terms in this society.
这个项目是以这个社会男女平等为前提的。
There is no smoking allowed anywhere on school premises.
校区内任何地方都禁止吸烟。
The company is relocating to new premises.
该公司要搬到新厂址去。
10、premium/primim/
premium是 名词，意为“保险费”，也可以指“额外费用，附加费”，两个意思都是常见用法。Car insurance premiums have increased this year.
今年汽车保险费涨了。
Customers are reluctant to pay a premium for organic fruit.
顾客不愿意为有机水果多花钱。