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Pre- and Post-
Learning Works Prefixes & Suffixes Pre & Post
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| to authorize or give permission in advance | preapprove (v) |
| a measure taken in advance to prevent harm | precaution (n) |
| to come before something else in time, order, or rank | precede (v) |
| to say what will happen before it occurs | predict (v) |
| a syllable or word that comes before a root word to change its meaning | prefix (n) |
| to make a decision before you have all the facts | prejudge (v) |
| to pay for something before it needs to be paid in full | prepay (v) |
| a test before the real test, usually given to see what is already known | pretest (n) |
| to stop something from happening before it occurs | prevent (v) |
| to look at or see something before something or someone else | preview (v) |
| to write on something a date that comes after the real date | postdate (v) |
| a person who takes a college class after he or she has already graduated | postgraduate (n) |
| occurring or continuing after death; usually related to a book that is published after the author has died | posthumous (adj) |
| the time in society that came after the Industrial Revolution | postindustrial (n) |
| a mark printed across a stamp after it is received by the post office | postmark (n) |
| taking place after noon; p.m. | postmeridian (adj) |
| occurring or done after death; usually related to an examination of the body after it is dead | postmortem (adj) |
| to do something at a time or date after it was originally planned | postpone (v) |
| the editing that is done after the movie, film, or video has been taped | postproduction (N0 |
| a comment, note, or thought written after the letter is finished; p.s. | postscript (n) |