Vocabulary From Classical Roots A Lesson 7

The _____________ mansion was built before the Civil War.

• antecedent

• anterior

• antebellum

• premonition

The older painter was confused by the young teen's ______________ and experimental style of painting.

• vanguard

• enteriour

• avant-garde

• premontion

His absurd idea of making a fortune by creating funny vegetable videos was ___________.

• premonition

• preposterous

• antebellum

• anteriour

The man believed in ________________ and that the events of his life were already determined.

• anterior

• predestination

• pre-empt

• preposterous

Before the accident, Mike mentioned he had a _________________ that something bad was going to happen.

• antecedent

• anterior

• premonition

• pretentious

John was so ___________ in the way he like to show off all of the trophies he won.

• pretentious

• preposterous

• vanguard

• precept

He moved his chess piece to take the spot on the board to _______________my next move and prevent me from capturing his queen.

• preempt

• antebellum

• avant-garde

• premonition

A _____________________________ is a rule that instructs people how to conduct their lives in the correct way.

• anteriour

• antebellum

• precept

• preposterous

Claire's goal was to be a ______________________ in fashion and lead a new movement in the industry.

• vanguard

• precept

• antebellum

• pretentious

The noun to which a pronoun refers is the ___________________________________.

• precept

• avant-garde

• antecedent

• antebellum