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Classical Roots
Before and After: Lesson 7
Term | Definition |
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ANTE | (L) before |
antebellum | period before war |
anterior | coming before in position or time |
avant-garde | ahead of the times, especially in the arts |
vanguard | -foremost position, in an army or fleet -leaders in a movement |
PRE | (L) before |
precept | a command |
predestination | the belief that what happens in human life has already been determined by some higher power |
preempt, pre-empt | to take possession of something before anyone else can do so |
premonition | a warning in advance |
preposterous | absurd |
pretentious | showy, pompous |
antecedent | -thing that precedes -the noun to which a pronoun refers |