Vocab List 1: Pre

(v)  to authorize or give permission in advance

• precede

• prefix

• preapprove

• pretest

(n) a measure taken in advance to 

prevent harm

• precede

• precaution

• pretest

• prevent

(v) to come before something else in time, 

order, or rank

• precede

• prepay

• pretest

• predict

(v) to say what will happen before it occurs

• pretest

• predict

• prejudge

• prevent

(n) a syllable or word that comes before a 

root word to change its meaning

• predict

• prefix

• precaution

• preview

(v) to make a decision before you have 

all of the facts

• prefix

• precaution

• prejudge

• prevent

(v) to pay for something before it needs to be 

paid in full

• prepay

• preview

• prejudge

• precede

(n) a test before the real test, usually given to see 

what is already known 

• preview

• pretest

• preapprove

• predict

(v) to stop something from happening before it occurs

• preapprove

• prefix

• prejudge

• prevent

(v) to look at or see something before

something or someone else

• precede

• preview

• prefix

• prepay