Vocabulary Flashcards
To tell beforehand.
Syn: predict, prophesy, prognosticate
Ant: none
Foretell
Verb
To calculate or predict, usually as a result or a study & analysis of available pertinent data.
Syn: foretell
Ant: none
Forecast
Verb
To represent, indicate, or typify beforehand.
Syn: prefigure
Ant: none
Foreshadow
Verb
A date assigned to an event or document earlier than the actual date.
Syn: none
Ant: none
Antedate
Noun
An outer room that leads to another room & that is often used as a waiting room.
Syn: waiting room, parlor
Ant: none
Antechamber
Noun
Preceding death.
Syn: life
Ant: death, postmortem
Antemortem
Adjective
To put together before a certain time.
Syn: efficient
Ant: procrastinate
Prearrange
Verb
Happening, coming, or done before the usual or proper time.
Syn: early
Ant: late, post mature
Premature
Adjective
To judge before hearing or before full & sufficient examination.
Syn: none
Ant: analyze
Prejudge
Verb
To declare publicly, typically insistently, proudly, or defiantly & in either speech or writing.
Syn: advertise, broadcast
Ant: conceal, silence, suppress
Proclaim
Verb
Acting in anticipation of future problems, needs, or changes.
Syn: visionary, foreseeing
Ant: short-sighted
Proactive
Adjective
To lengthen in time.
Syn: extend, stretch
Ant: abbreviate, shorten
Prolong
Verb
Coming after or relating to the period after the millennium.
Syn: none
Ant: premillenium
Postmillenial
Adjective
Of, relating to, or engaged in formal studies after graduation.
Syn: apprentice
Ant student
Postgraduate
Adjective
Following a surgical operation.
Syn: rehabilitation
Ant: preoperative
Postoperative
Adjective
