1. Ancient

2. The ancient ruins are a daily reminder of the glories of a long lost empire that once ruled the entire civilized world.

3. Ancient (adj.) very old; of distant past

4. Antecedent

5. A major antecedent of the Revolutionary War was George Washington’s appointment to lead the Continental Army.

6. Antecedent (n.) something coming before

7. Foreshadow

8. The eerie transformation of Scrooge’s doorknocker foreshadowed the events that would unfold in his bed chamber.

9. Foreshadow (v.) to indicate something, usually unpleasant, will happen

10. Foremost

11. Pope Benedict is the foremost leader of the Catholic Church.

12. Foremost (adj.) most important

13. Precede 3PM 11PM Pre- before

14. Precede It is common for smoke to precede a full eruption of a volcano.

15. Precede (v.) occurring before

16. Preclude Pre- before

17. Preclude In order to preclude disaster, Israeli soldiers search a Palestinian youth at a blocked road in the West Bank.

18. Preclude (v.) prevent

19. Preemptive Pre- before

20. Preemptive The marines launched a preemptive strike against the terrorist in order to ensure the safety of the families in the nearby village.

21. Preemptive (adj.) done before others can act

22. Posterity Post- after

23. Posterity Political decisions often support the desires of the present populace over the rights of posterity.

24. Posterity (n.) future generations

25. Postpone Post- after

26. Postpone The Phillies had to postpone the game until the rain stopped.

27. Postpone (v.) to delay

28. Posthumous Post- after

29. Posthumous President Obama presented the posthumous Medal of Honor to the fallen Marine Corps lieutenant's mother.

30. Posthumous (adj.) occurring after someone ’ s death