presage, n. [omen], [augury], auspice, portent; [foreknowledge], premonition.
present, n. [gift], [donation], largess, gratuity, douceur.
preserve, v. [conserve].--n. compote.
press, n. pressure, [urgency].
press, v. [squeeze], [crowd], compress; [urge], [crowd]; [express]; embrace, [hug], [clasp]; [oppress], enjoin, constrain.
pressed together. [compact], serried, [crowded].
pressing, a. [urgent], importunate, exigent.
pretend, v. [claim]; [simulate], [feign], [affect].
pretense, n. assumption, [claim], pretension; [simulation], [affectation]; pretext, [feint], [subterfuge].
pretty, a. [comely], [fair]; personable, considerable. Antonyms: [plain], [homely], uncomely, [ugly].