Vocabulary from Classical Roots Book A Lesson 7

PRE

(Latin) before

ANTE

(Latin) before

antebellum

(adj) the time before the U.S. Civil War

antecedent

(noun) a word or phrase represented by another word or something that came before something else and may have influenced it

anterior

(adj) near or toward the front of something

avant-garde

(adj) new or very surprising ideas in art, literature, etc.

vanguard

(noun) group of people leading the way in action or society

precept

(noun) a rule that says how people should behave

predestination

(noun) the belief that everything that will happen has already been decided

preempt

(verb) to prevent something from happening or to take the place of something

premonition

(noun) a feeling that something is going to happen when there's no reason to believe it will

preposterous

(adj) foolish or silly

pretentious

(adj) having or showing the unpleasant quality of wanting to be viewed as more impressive or important than they really are