Prefixes 'pre' and 'post'
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 preapprove | V- to authorize or give permission in advance |
| precaution | N-a measure taken in advance to prevent harm |
| precede | V-to come before something else in time, order, or rank |
| predict | V-to say what will happen before it occurs |
| prefix | N-a syllable or word that comes before a root word to change its meaning |
| prejudge | V-to make a decision before you have all the facts |
| prepay | V-to pay for something before it needs to be paid in full |
| pretest | N-a test before the real test, usually given to see what is already known |
| prevent | V-to stop something from happening before it occurs |
| preview | V-to look at or see something before something or someone else |
| postdate | V-to write on something a date that comes after the real date |
| postgraduate | N-a person who takes college class after he or she has already graduated |
| posthumous | ADJ-occuring or continuing after death; usually related to a book that is published after the author has died |
| postindustrial | N-the time in society that came after the Industrial Revolution |
| postmark | N-a mark printed across a stamp after it is received by the post office |
| postmeridian | ADJ- taking place after noon; p.m. |
| postmortem | ADJ-occuring or done after death; usually related to an examination of the body after it is dead |
| postpone | V-to do something at a time or date after it was originally planned |
| postproduction | N-the editing that is done after the movie, film, or video has been taped |
| postscript | N-a comment, note or thought written after the letter is finished; p.s. |
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