Vocabulary Words Unit 1 Test Day: Friday, September 3, 2010

Emphasis: Prefix “pre”

The prefix “pre” means

“prior to, before, or in
front of.”
1. premature: arriving, happening or existing
before the usual or proper time
2. prepare: to make or get ready
3. precaution: care taken ahead of time to prevent something harmful
4. preview: to look before hand
5. prescribe: an order written by a doctor prior to getting medication
6. preschool: school attended prior to elementary school
7. predict: to tell what one thinks will happen in the future
8. prefix: to place in front
9. prevent: to keep something from happening
10. preserve: to keep from being lost, damaged or decayed; protected
11. prepay: to pay before hand
12. preorder: an order decided ahead of time
13. prejudge: to judge before receiving all or enough of the facts
14. precede: to go or come before in time, order or rank
15. premiere: the first performance of a play or movie
16. preface: a section that introduces a book or a speech
17. preliminary: leading up to the main action
18. presently: in a little while; soon
19. preside: to be in charge of a meeting
20. prehistoric: the time before history was written