Classical Roots
Lesson 7: Before and After
roots
• ANTE <L. before
• PRE <L. before
antebellum
• Of a period before a war,
especially the American Civil War
(bellum <L. war)
antecedent
• A thing or event that precedes
• The noun to which the pronoun refers
• Preceding; going before
(cedere <L. to go)
anterior
• Coming before in position or
before in time
avant-garde
• Ahead of the times, especially in
the arts (adjective form)
• A group that is ahead of the
times (noun form)
vanguard
• The foremost position, especially in
an army or fleet
• Leaders of a movement, fashion,
etc.
(bellum <L. war)
PRACTICE!
• Which word refers to a person who
seems ahead of the times?
antebellum? vanguard? avant-guard?
(avant-guard)
PRACTICE!
• An event that comes before another
is called an …
antebellum? antecedent? anterior?
(antecedent)
PRACTICE!
• A leader of a movement can be
called a …
anterior? vanguard? avant-guard?
(vanguard)
precept
• A command; a rule of conduct
(capere <L. to take)
predestination
• The belief that what happens in
life has already been determined
by a higher power
(destinare <L. to determine)
pre-empt or preempt
• To take possession of something
before anyone else can do so
(emere <L. to buy)
premonition
• A warning in advance
(monere <L. to warn)
preposterous
• Absurd; contrary to nature or
reason
(post<L. after)
pretentious
• Showy; pompous; claiming
unjustified distinction
(tendere <L. to extend)
PRACTICE!
• Something that is just strange,
unrealistic, bizarre…
preempt? preposterous? pretentious?
(preposterous)
PRACTICE!
• A rule of conduct can be called a …
premonition? predestination? precept?
(precept)
PRACTICE!
• A synonym for “fate” could be
______________.
preempt? premonition? predestination?
(predestination)
PRACTICE!
• If a person is trying to show off the
brand name he or she is wearing, that
is rather _______________.
pretentious? precept? premonition?
(pretentious)
challenge!
• Models at fashion shows often wear
garments that are super modern,
ahead of their times, or rather
____________.
(avant-garde)
challenge!
• What are the most common
____________ that cause war?
(things that happen before)
(antecedents)
challenge!
• Gone with the Wind is a movie that
portrays pre-war life in
___________ Georgia.
(antebellum)
challenge!
• English archers decimated the
French ___________of mounted
knights.
(vanguard)
challenge!
• Talk radio is often regarded as the
being in the ____________of the
conservative movement.
(vanguard)
challenge!
• As she picked up the letter, she had
an eerie ____________that it was
full of bad news.
(premonition)
challenge!
• The gentleman waved his expensive
watch in a _____________manner in
order to show others that he could
afford the best.
(pretentious)
challenge!
• Most people are familiar with the
basic ___________of Christianity.
(precepts)
challenge!
• She had a dream that she thought
was a _____________ of an accident
that would happen.
(premonition)
challenge!
• Although he was taught the rules, or
__________ of good manners, it was
strange that he was tactless and
inconsiderate!
(precept)
challenge!
• The decorations at the party were
too ___________. They were far too
elaborate for a casual gathering.
(pretentious)
challenge!
• Regular tv programming was
_____________due to the Olympics
being broadcasted in its place.
(pre-empted)
challenge!
• The inability to pay her bills
____________ her chance for a
stable future.
(preempted)
challenge!
• One important ___________of
Chinese culture is respect for one’s
elders.
(precept)
challenge!
• French Impressionists were
______________in a new art
movement.
(vanguards)
challenge!
• The President’s address
___________the normal tv
programming.
(pre-empted)
challenge!
• The couple believed that
______________brought them
together. It was destiny!
(predestination)
challenge!
• Some people have a spooky ability
to have ______________that
something bad will happen.
(premonitions)
challenge!
• A nicer way of telling somebody
that an idea is rather stupid might
be to say, “That is ____________!”
(preposterous)
challenge!
• People that do not believe in ghosts
may find shows like Ghost Adventures
or My Celebrity Ghost Stories to be
quite __________.
(preposterous)
challenge!
• For most babies, crawling
____________ walking.
(antecedes)
challenge!
• If you believe in ____________ a
higher power controls your fate.
(predestination)
challenge!
• Shelly and Byron were poets at the
____________ of the Romantic
literary movement.
(vanguard)
challenge!
• _____________ determines Arthur’s
success of pulling the sword from
the stone.
(predestination)
challenge!
• Mary Shelley’s literary masterpiece
Frankenstein is the ______________
of all future horror stories.
(antecedent)
challenge!
• The __________________design of the
Vietnam Veteran’s Memorial was too
ahead of its time for a public
monument.
(avant-garde)
challenge!
Place all vocabulary words into the
categories of:
NOUNS
ADJECTIVES
VERBS
NOUNS
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antecedent
avant-garde
vanguard
precept
predestination
premonition
ADJECTIVES
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antebellum
antecedent
anterior
avant-garde
preposterous
pretentious
VERBS
• preempt
challenge!
• What is the adjective form of
antecedent?
(antecedent)
challenge!
• What is the verb form of
antecedent?
(antecede)
challenge!
• Of which two parts of speech can
“avant garde” be?
(noun and adjective)
challenge!
• What is the noun form of
“preposterous”?
(preposterousness)
challenge!
• What are two noun forms of
“pretentious”?
(pretension and
pretentiousness)
challenge!
• What is are to verb forms for the
word “predestination”?
(predestinate and predestine)