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Vocab. Lesson 6 card
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Premier primus first 1. adj. - First in time or importance 2. n. A prime minister or head of state | premier The winners of the Super Bowl are considered the premier football team in the nation 2. Golda Meir sought peace for Israel during her tenure as premier |
| primate primus first 1. An archbishop or bishop who ranks highest among others. 2. A member of the order of animals that includes monkeys, apes, and humans. | primate 1. The archbishop of Canterbury is primate of England 2. All primates have large-sized brains. |
| prime primus first n. First in rank, excellence, quality, importance, or time. 2. adj. Chief; most important 3. tr. v. To prepare something or someone for use or any action. | prime 1. People disagree about which stage represents the prime of life. 2. Television networks schedule their best programs during prime time, when the greatest number of people are watching. 3. The coach's pregame talk primed the team to play h |
| prim eval primus aevum first age adj. Belonging to the first ages; ancient | primeval A primeval lake once covered most of California's San Joaquin valley |
| prim ordial primus ordiri first to begin Primeval; original; fundamental | primordial Human beings have a primordial instinct for survival. |
| posterior post after adj. Situated behind or at the back. | posterior Many automobiles in the 1920s and 1930s had a "rumble seat," an extra, posterior seat that opened from what we now call the trunk. |
| posterity post after 1. n. Future generations. 2. A person's descendants. | posterity 1. Will our posterity inherit any wilderness lands at all? 2. The maker of this lace tablecloth would be glad to know that four generations of her posterity have continued to use it. |
| post humous post humus after earth adj. Occurring or continuing after death, especially a work published after the author's death or a child born after the father's death. | posthumous The Diary of Anne Frank, which recounts the young girl's experiences in the Holocoust, has brought Anne posthumous fame. |