Lesson 1: PRE Flashcards
An introduction to a text
Preamble
Preamble
An introduction to a text
To indicate something (usually bad) is about to happen
Presage
Presage
To indicate something (usually bad) is about to happen
Having knowledge of something before it happens
Prescient
Prescient
Having knowledge of something before it happens
A special fondness
Predilection
Predilection
A special fondness
Precipitate
Rash, acting without thinking
Rash, acting without thinking ,
Precipitate
To be based on
Predicate
Predicate
To be based on
Presentiment
A feeling that something (typically bad) is about to happen
A feeling that something (typically bad) is about to happen
Presentiment
Something that sets an example for how things are done in the future
Precedent
Precedent
Something that sets an example for how things are done in the future
Acting more important than others by pretending to know more
Pretentious
Pretentious
Acting more important than others by pretending to know more
A claim or assertion not based on fact
Pretense
Pretense
A claim or assertion not based on fact
One that comes before, often a person who previously held a position before passing it on to someone else.
Predecessor
Predecessor
One that comes before, often a person who previously held a position before passing it on to someone else.
Something that comes before another; used only for things, not for people
Precursor
Precursor
Something that comes before another; used only for things, not for people
