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pre- before, in advance preapprove to authorize or give permission in advance precaution a measure taken in advance to prevent harm precede to come before something else in time, order, or rank predict to say what will happen before it occurs prefix a syllable or word that comes before a root word to change its meaning prejudge to make a decision before you have all of the facts prepay to pay for something before it needs to be paid in full pretest a test before the real test, usually given to see what is already known prevent to stop something from happening before it occurs preview to look at or see something before something or someone else post- after postdate to write on something a date that comes after the real date postgraduate a person who takes a college class after he or she has already graduated posthumous occurring or continuing after death; usually related to a book that is published after the author has died postindustrial the time in society that came after the Industrial Revolution postmark a mark printed across a stamp after it is received by the post office postmeridian taking place after noon; p.m. postmortem occurring or done after death; usually related to an examination of the body after it is dead postpone to do something at a time or date after it was originally planned postproduction the editing that is done after the movie, film, or video has been taped postscript a comment, note, or thought written after the letter is finished; p.s. grad, gress step aggresive hostile; pushy; stepping into someone's space with forceful energy centigrade Celsius; temperature rating on the thermometer made up of 100 degree intervals or steps between the freezing and boiling points of water degrade to reduce someone's worth or value; to make someone step down to a lower postion or rank; to move down a step in social status digress to stray away from the main topic; to step away from the topic and lose clarity; to wander in thoughts or ideas gradual a slow change; a step-by-step change graduate to move up a step in education (usually out of a school) progress to move a step in a positive direction; to improve; to move a step closer to a goal progression a step-by-step sequence within a continuous series regress to go back; to move backward; to move a step back upgrade to move up a step or level; to improve in quality man, manu hand emancipate to set free; to lend a hand in freeing someone; to release from someone's hands manacles handcuffs manager a person who has the upper hand; a person who is in charge of someone or something mandate an order or command placed in one's hands maneuver to handily or skillfully go around something manicure a treatment for the hands and nails manipulate to skillfully operate by hand manual a handbook; a book of directions manufacture to make by hand or by machine; to change raw material into a new product manuscript a handwritten or typed piece of writing, such as a book