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3. otherworldly, unearthly, supermundane, supra-mundane, extramundane; spiritual, transcendental, metaphysical; magical, unreal, fey; occult, cabalistic, mystic, mystical; mysterious, arcane, esoteric, unknown; eerie, weird, strange, bizarre, uncanny.

pretext, n. 1. pretense, pretension, ostensible or alleged reason, motive; reason, basis, grounds, support, justification, vindication; plea, allegation, defense, apology, rationalization, rationale; claim, assertion, profession, avowal, declaration; excuse, U.S. Inf. alibi, explanation, story, cover story, Inf. song and dance.
2. subterfuge, evasion, SI. cop-out; cover, cloak, disguise, camouflage, mask; semblance, appearance, show, guise, color,

prettify, v. 1. Often Disparaging, pretty, pretty up, make pretty, beautify, make beautiful; dress up, SI. jazz up, liven up, perk up, brighten up; spruce up, smarten up, Inf. titivate, SI. spiff up; embellish, trim, garnish, decorate, adorn, deck, bedeck, deck out, array, ornament; polish, burnish, buff, shine; paint, repaint, redo, redecorate, renew, restore.
2. (usu. of oneself) dress, primp, prink, prank, preen, Archaic, prune, SI. doll up, SI. dude up, dress to the hilt or teeth, SI. gussy up.
3. minimize, downplay, de-emphasize, gloss over, explain away, make light or little of, brush [s.t.] off.

pretty, adj. 1. pleasing, delightful, pleasant, nice, lovely, appealing, attractive, handsome, canny, Inf. eye-catching; pretty as a picture, Both Chiefly U.S. Inf. cute, cute as a button; dainty, delicate, minion, graceful, elegant; well-favored, good-looking, nice-looking, fair, Chiefly Scot. bonny, becoming, seemly, sightly, Inf. eye-filling, comely, pulchritudinous, Chiefly Literary. beauteous; beautiful, Fr. beau or belle, gorgeous, stunning, ravishing, sexy, SI. foxy; shapely, well-shaped, well-proportioned, Inf. curvaceous, Inf. curvy, voluptuous, SI. stacked, well-endowed, full-bosomed, buxom; fetching, charming, engaging, captivating, enthralling, enchanting, bewitching, fascinating, winsome, winning; alluring, enticing, tempting, seductive, come-hither, inviting.
2. pleasing to the ear, melodious, tuneful, dulcet, sweet-sounding, musical, silvery; velvety, smooth, golden.
3. Informal, considerable, fairly large, substantial, sizable, goodly, rather big.
-n. 4. Usu.

pretties ornaments, jewelry, pretty clothes, pretty things, finery. -adv. 5. moderately, reasonably, fairly, passably, adequately, decently, acceptably, satisfactorily, sufficiently.
6. quite, fairly, rather, somewhat; very, really.
7. sitting pretty Slang,

a. in a good spot, in an advan tageous or favorable position, in the catbird seat.
b. well-to-do, well-off, in clover, SI. on easy street, Inf. well-fixed, financially set; prosperous, rich, wealthy, fat, Inf. well-heeled, affluent, opulent, flush, moneyed, SI. loaded, SI. in the bucks, SI. rolling in dough, -v. 8. pretty up, prettify, make pretty, beautify.
See - prettify (defs. 1, 2).

prevail, v. 1. predominate, reign, rule, hold sway, have force, preponderate; lead, win out, succeed, be successful, be a winner or a success, dominate, hold authority, wear the crown, sit on the throne, Inf. sit in the driver's seat; wield the scepter, govern, command, have ascendancy, have mastery.
2. triumph, win, be victorious, be the victor, conquer, overcome, defeat; best, checkmate, outmaneuver, gain a victory, carry the day, win out, win one's spurs; ring the bell, gain the palm, take the crown, Inf. bring home the bacon.
3. endure, last, continue to exist, persist, be durable, wear well, abide, Archaic, bide, stay, remain, hold on, hold one's ground; hold out against, withstand, sustain without yielding, bear, weather, take it, brave it out, Inf. hang in there, keep one's head above water, weather the storm.