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Prefix pre-/post-
pre- (before, in advance); post- (after)
Term | Definition |
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preapprove (v) | to authorize or give permission in advance |
precaution (n) | a measure taken in advance to prevent harm |
precede (v) | to come before something else in time, order, or rank |
predict (v) | to say what will happen before it occurs |
prefix (n) | a syllable or word that comes before a root word to change its meaning |
prejudge (v) | to make a decision before you have all of the facts |
prepay (v) | to pay for something before it needs to be paid in full |
pretest (n) | a test before the real test, usually given to see what is already known |
prevent (v) | to stop something from happening before it occurs |
preview (v) | to look at or see something before something or someone else |
postdate (v) | to write on something a date that comes after the real date |
postgraduate (n) | a person who takes a college class after he or she has already graduated |
posthumous (adj) | occurring or continuing after death; usually related to a book that is published after the author has died |
postindustrial (n) | the time in society that came after the Industrial Revolution |
postmark (n) | a mark printed across a stamp after it is received by the post office |
postmeridian (adj) | taking place after noon; p.m. |
postmortem (adj) | occurring or done after death; usually related to an examination of the body after it is dead |
postpone (v) | to do something at a time or date after it was originally planned |
postproduction (n) | the editing that is done after the movie, film, or video has been taped |
postscript (n) | a comment, note, or thought written after the letter is finished; P.S. |