| A | B |
| postdate | to write on something a date that comes AFTER the real date |
| postgraduate | a person who takes a college class AFTER he/she has graduated |
| posthumous | occurring or continuing AFTER death |
| postindustrial | the time in society that came AFTER the Industrial Revolution |
| postmark | a mark printed across a stamp AFTER it is received by the post office |
| postmeridian | taking place AFTER noon |
| postmortem | related to examining a body AFTER death |
| postpone | to do something at a time or date AFTER it was originally planned |
| postproduction | the editing that is done AFTER the movie was taped |
| postscript | a comment written AFTER a letter is finished |
| preapprove | to give permission in ADVANCE |
| precaution | a measure taken in ADVANCE to prevent harm |
| precede | to come BEFORE something else in time, order, or rank |
| predict | to say what will happen BEFORE it occurs |
| prefix | a syllable that comes BEFORE a root word |
| prejudge | to make a decision BEFORE you have all the facts |
| prepay | to pay for something BEFORE it needs to be paid in full |
| pretest | a test BEFORE the real test |
| prevent | to stop something from happening BEFORE it occurs |
| preview | to look at or see something BEFORE someone else |