Vocab Lesson 7

Question 1

antecedent

Answer 1

1. a thing or event that precedes

the antecedent event of her calling him idiotic prompted him to study harder.

2. the noun to which a pronoun refers

the word phone is the antecedent to the sentence “as she waited in line she played with her phone.”

(adjective)
preceding; going before

studying was antecedent to the social studies test.

Question 2

anterior

Answer 2

coming before in position or time

a baby is anterior to a child is anterior to a teenager is anterior to an adult is anterior to a senior.

(i was first in line, therefore i was anterior to everyone else when taking the yearbook picture.)

Question 3

avant-garde

Answer 3

1. ahead of the times, especially in the arts

even though the watercolor painting seemed incredibly avant-garde centuries ago, they are now terribly popular.

2. a group that is ahead of the times

the hippie avant-garde wore clothes that became super stylish in the next few weeks.

Question 4

vanguard

Answer 4

1. the foremost position, especially of an army or fleet

he was in the vanguard of the army, charging forward and brandishing his sword anterior to most others.

2. leaders of a movement, fashion, etc

the vanguard of the movement against the mayor protested loudly on the streets

Question 5

precept

Answer 5

a command; a rule of conduct

at the beginning of the school year the teachers all set precepts of what not to do in their classrooms.

Question 6

predestination

Answer 6

the belief that what happens in human life has already been determined by some higher power

she felt like predestination brought her and her best friend together.

Question 7

preempt/pre-empt

Answer 7

to take possession of something before anyone else can do so

i preempted my sibling’s food before they could eat them. when they confronted me angrily about it, i laughed in their face evilly.

Question 8

premonition

Answer 8

a warning in advance

as the teacher pulled the stick that would determine who to call on in class, i had a terrible premonition that it was going to be me.

Question 9

preposterous

Answer 9

absurd; contrary to nature or reason

many students thought the day’s lesson was preposterous and would be useless in life outside of school.

Question 10

pretentious

Answer 10

showy; pompous; claiming unjustified distinction

the girl was pretentious and acted like a snob, bragging about her family’s wealth everywhere she went

Question 11

antebellum

Answer 11

of a period before a war, especially the American Civil War.

his life in antebellum Georgia was peaceful until the war began.