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5-8 vocab
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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| primus | Latin: first |
| premier | first in time or importance |
| primate | can reference an ape, monkey, etc. or an arch bishop who ranks above all |
| prime | First in rank, excellence, quality, importance, or time |
| primeval | belonging to the first ages; ancient |
| primordial | Primeval, original, and/or fundamental |
| post | Latin: after |
| posterior | situated behind or at the back |
| posterity | future generations |
| posthumous | occurring or continuing after death |
| Ante | Latin: before |
| antebellum | Of a period before war, mostly known as the American Civil War |
| antecedent | A thing or event that precedes |
| anterior | Coming before a position or time |
| Avant-garde | ahead of times, especially in the arts |
| Vanguard | The foremost position, especially of an army or fleet |
| Pre | Latin: before |
| precept | A command: a rule of conduct |
| predestination | The belief that someones life has been planed by a higher power |
| preempt or pre-empt | to take possession of before someone else can |
| premonition | a warning in advance |
| Preposterous | Absurd, contrary to nature or reasoning |
| pretentious | showy (defining Zoe) pompous, claiming unjustified distinction |
| MIKROS | (G) Small |
| Microbe | An organism invisible to the naked eye, mostly one that causes disease |
| Microcosm | A small/miniature world; something that resembles something else on a very small scale |
| MINUO | (L) To lessen |
| Attenuate | To make things slender or small or to weaken; to reduce in force or value. |
| Tenuous | Thin in form |
| SATIS | (L) enough |
| Satiate | to satisfy an appetite fully; to gratify to excess |
| IMPLEVI | (L) to fill |
| Comply | to do as one is asked or ordered |
| Implement | a tool or utensil |
| Replete | well-stocked or abundantly applied supplied or completely filled; utterly satisfied |
| Expletive | an exclamation of oath, often obscene |