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Chapter 13
Vocab
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| antecedent | word that a pronoun refers to |
| antediluvian | very old or primitive |
| antemeridian | occuring before noon |
| antepenult | syllable before the penult or third syllable from the end of a word |
| anterior | situated before or towards the front |
| metacarpal | having to do with any of the five long bones after the carpus and before the fingers |
| metaphysics | branch of philosophy dealing with the nature of existence |
| metastasis | spread of malignacy from its original site to the other parts of the body |
| metempsychosis | supposed after existence or passing of the psyche at death into another body- either human or animal |
| posterior | coming after or situated behind or towards the back |
| posterity | those born after a person, descendants or future generations |
| posthumous | born after the deaths of ones father |
| postprandial | occuring after a meal, after dinner |
| predecease | die before another person |
| prerecord | record in advance, before use or broadcasting |
| prescient | seems to have knowledge of events before they occur |
| presentiment | feeling that something unfortunate is about to happen |
| prognosis | forecast, predicition of the probable course of an illness |
| prophesy | foretell or indicate beforehand, predict |
| prophylaxis | preventive treatment against disease |