Roget's Thesaurus of English Words and Phrases

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CLASS V DIVISION I SECTION II. 3. PRECURSORY MEASURES


673. Preparation -- N. preparation; providing &c v.; provision, providence; anticipation &c (foresight) 510; precaution, preconcertation † , predisposition; forecast &c (plan) 626; rehearsal, note of preparation.

674. Nonpreparation -- N. non-preparation, absence of preparation, want of preparation; inculture † , inconcoction † , improvidence.

675. Essay -- N. essay, trial, endeavor, attempt; aim, struggle, venture, adventure, speculation, coup d'essai [Fr.] , debut; probation &c (experiment) 463.

676. Undertaking -- N. undertaking; compact &c 769; adventure, venture; engagement &c (promise) 768; enterprise, emprise † ; pilgrimage; matter in hand &c (business ) 625; move; first move &c (beginning) 66.

677. Use -- N. use; employ, employment; exercise, exercitation † ; application, appliance; adhibition † , disposal; consumption; agency &c (physical) 170; usufruct; usefulness &c 644; benefit; recourse, resort, avail.

678. Disuse -- N. forbearance, abstinence; disuse; relinquishment &c 782; desuetude &c (want of habit) 614; disusage † .

679. Misuse -- N. misuse, misusage, misemployment † , misapplication, misappropriation.