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Classical Roots
Before and After: Lesson 7
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| 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 |