Power Prefixes for Eighth Grade Students: pre- (before) List 2

Learn these words beginning with the prefix pre-, meaning "before."
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  1. presuppose
    take for granted or as a given
  2. premeditated
    characterized by deliberate purpose and a degree of planning
  3. precursor
    something indicating the approach of something or someone
  4. preposition
    a word before a noun or pronoun connecting to another word
  5. premonition
    an early warning about a future event
  6. prequel
    a work relating events taking place before an original work
  7. preconceived
    formed beforehand
  8. predestined
    established or arranged in advance unalterably
  9. predetermine
    establish beforehand
  10. predisposed
    made susceptible
  11. prerequisite
    something that is needed or obligatory in advance
  12. prefigure
    indicate by signs; be an early indication of
  13. preempt
    acquire for oneself before others can do so
  14. prenatal
    occurring or existing before birth
Created on Tue Jun 03 19:58:26 EDT 2025 (updated Fri Jun 06 14:56:33 EDT 2025)

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