Answer:

prep

Answer	Crossword Clue
PREP	Ready
PREP	Task for a sous-chef
PREP	Get ready

PREP	... school
PREP	Word after meal or before school
PREP	Kitchen work before cooking
PREP	Get-ready work
PREP	Kind of school
PREP	Ready for surgery
PREP	Elite-type school
PREP	Test ...

PREP	Princeton Review coursework
PREP	Lay the groundwork
PREP	Get ready for an exam
PREP	Teacher's before-class work
PREP	Get set
PREP	Princeton Review or Kaplan study
PREP	Kind of course
PREP	Warm-up

PREP	Ready for the operating room
PREP	Trial run
PREP	... school (precollege institution)