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6th VOC Before/After
Unit 4 Lesson 7 vocabulary words
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| antebellum | of a period before a war, especially the American Civil War |
| antecedent (noun) | a thing or event that precedes |
| antecedent (adj) | preceding; going before |
| antecede (verb) | be earlier in time; go back further |
| antecedently (adverb) | previously, at an earlier time |
| anterior (adj) | coming before in position or time. |
| anteriorly (adv.) | directed toward the beginning |
| avant-garde (adj) | Ahead of the times, especially in the arts |
| avant-garde (noun) | a group that is ahead of the times. |
| vanguard (noun1) | the foremost position, especially of an army or fleet |
| vanguard (noun2) | Leaders of a movement, fashion, etc. |
| precept (noun) | a command; a rule of conduct |
| preceptive (adj) | having or showing sensitive insight |
| predestination (noun) | the belief that what happens in human life has already been determined by some higher power. |
| predestinate (verb) | to foreordain; determine beforehand |
| predestine (verb) | (of God) destine (someone) for a particular fate or purpose |
| predestined (verb) | past tense of form of predestine |
| preempt | to take possession of something before anyone else can do so. |
| preemption (noun) | the purchase of goods or shares by one person or party before the opportunity is offered to others. |
| preemptive (adj) | serving or intended to preempt or forestall something, esp. to prevent attack by disabling the enemy. |
| premonition (noun) | a warning in advance |
| premonitory (adj) | giving warning |
| preposterous (adj) | absurd; contrary to nature or reason |
| preposterously (adv) | laughable |
| preposterousness (noun) | lack of good sense or judgment |
| pretententious (adj) | showy; pompus; claiming unjustified distinction |
| pretension (noun) | an entitlement to something |
| pretentiously (adv) | having or showing the unpleasant quality of people who want to be regarded as more impressive, successful, or important than they really are |
| pretentiousness (noun) | an exaggerated sense of one's importance that shows itself in the making of excessive or unjustified claims |
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