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: pretext, excuse
prevail* : prevalent, predominate, dominant, current, general,
common
prevent : hinder, obstruct, hamper, impede, thwart1 / / verb [transitive]
formal to prevent someone from doing what they are trying to do: My plans were thwarted by the intervention of the police. | thwarted ambition
, interrupt
previous : prior, earlier, former, preceding
pride : conceit // noun

1 [uncountable] an attitude that shows you have too high an opinion of your own abilities or importance; conceitedness: The conceit of the woman - it's unbelievable!

2 [countable] technical an unusual, cleverly expressed comparison of two very different things, especially in poetry