All AP Lang WOW Words (Updated weekly)
1. Pre [L. prae, before]
before in time, place, rank, etc.
a. predilection [L. prae + L. diligere, prefer]
n. a partiality or preference in favor of something
connotations: formal, positive, fancy, sophisticated
b. presage [L. prae, + L. sapere, wise]
n. an indication or warning of a future consequence
v. to indicate or warn in advance
connotations: formal, mystical, negative
c. predisposition: [L. prae + L. dis, apart + L. posit, place]
n. an inclination or susceptibility to something in advance
connotations: negative, formal
d. preponderance [L. prae, + L. pondus, weight]
n. greater in weight, power, or importance
connotations: formal, legal, scientific, factual
e. precocious [L. prae + L. cox, mature]
adj. marked by unusual early development or maturity
connotations: formal, creative
2. Ant, Ante [L. ante, before]
a. antiquated [L. ante + L. quus, old]
adj. old and outdated or obsolete
connotations: negative, formal
b. antiquity [L. ante + L. quus, old]
n. ancient times, esp. those before the Middle Ages; the quality of being old or ancient
connotations: historical, formal, positive
c. antebellum [L. ante + L. bellum, war]
adj. referring to the period before the American Civil War
connotations: Southern, historical, formal
d. anterior [L. ante]
adj. placed before or in front; prior in time
connotations: scientific, medical, factual, objective
e. antedate [L. ante + L. data, day, date]
v. to precede in time; to give a date earlier than the actual one
connotations: formal, scientific, factual
1. Pre [L. prae, before]
before in time, place, rank, etc.
a. predilection [L. prae + L. diligere, prefer]
n. a partiality or preference in favor of something
connotations: formal, positive, fancy, sophisticated
b. presage [L. prae, + L. sapere, wise]
n. an indication or warning of a future consequence
v. to indicate or warn in advance
connotations: formal, mystical, negative
c. predisposition: [L. prae + L. dis, apart + L. posit, place]
n. an inclination or susceptibility to something in advance
connotations: negative, formal
d. preponderance [L. prae, + L. pondus, weight]
n. greater in weight, power, or importance
connotations: formal, legal, scientific, factual
e. precocious [L. prae + L. cox, mature]
adj. marked by unusual early development or maturity
connotations: formal, creative
2. Ant, Ante [L. ante, before]
a. antiquated [L. ante + L. quus, old]
adj. old and outdated or obsolete
connotations: negative, formal
b. antiquity [L. ante + L. quus, old]
n. ancient times, esp. those before the Middle Ages; the quality of being old or ancient
connotations: historical, formal, positive
c. antebellum [L. ante + L. bellum, war]
adj. referring to the period before the American Civil War
connotations: Southern, historical, formal
d. anterior [L. ante]
adj. placed before or in front; prior in time
connotations: scientific, medical, factual, objective
e. antedate [L. ante + L. data, day, date]
v. to precede in time; to give a date earlier than the actual one
connotations: formal, scientific, factual