"Pre" Words

Sharan P. (United States of America)
"Pre-" comes from the Latin preposition "prae" which means "before" or "in front of".
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  1. preempt
    acquire for oneself before others can do so
  2. presume
    take to be the case or to be true
  3. precocious
    characterized by exceptionally early development
  4. precursor
    something indicating the approach of something or someone
  5. prelude
    something that introduces what follows
  6. prerogative
    a right reserved exclusively by a person or group
  7. prescriptive
    pertaining to giving directives or rules
  8. preference
    the right or chance to choose
  9. prevent
    keep from happening or arising; make impossible
  10. prediction
    a statement made about the future
  11. precedent
    an example that is used to justify similar occurrences
Created on Wed Jul 24 17:12:49 EDT 2013 (updated Sun Nov 24 14:09:51 EST 2013)

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