Classical Roots

1. Classical Roots Lesson 8: Before or After

2. Roots • PRIMUS <L. first • POST <L. after

3. premier • First in time or importance • A prime minister or head of state

4. primate • An archbishop or bishop who ranks highest among others • A member of the order of animals that includes monkeys, apes, and humans

5. prime • First in rank, first in importance, first in quality, first in time (a noun) • Chief, most important (adj) • To prepare something or someone for use or action (v)

6. primeval • Belonging to the first ages; ancient

7. primordial • Primeval; original; fundamental

8. Practice! Which word means “of ancient times”? Premier? Prime? Primeval? (primeval)

9. Practice! What word means “the very first” or “the best”? primate? primordial? premier? (premier)

10. Practice! A high-ranking Catholic official OR a monkey, ape, or human can be called a … prime? primate? primordial? (primate)

11. posterior • Situated behind or at the back

12. posterity • Future generations • A person’s descendants

13. posthumous • Occurring or continuing after death, especially a work published after an author’s death or a father’s death

14. Practice! If a musician or author becomes increasingly famous after death, that can be described as _________success. posterity? posterior? posthumous? (posthumous)

15. Practice! If we are speaking our future generations, we can use the term … prime? posterity? posthumous? (posterity)

16. Challenge! Networks often look for their best shows for _________time viewing. (prime)

17. Challenge! The English are considered to be _____________ soccer players. (premier)

18. Challenge! Which two words describe the earliest time of history? (primeval and primordial)

19. Challenge! The Diary of Anne Frank is a non-fiction account which brought the author ____________ awareness of her struggles during WWII. (posthumous)

20. Challenge! Some people view survival as ___________ instinct. (primordial or primeval)

21. Challenge! What is the __________necessity after a catastrophic event? (prime)

22. Challenge! Students whose last names fall at the end of the alphabet often are seated in a ___________position in the classroom at the start of the year. (posterior)

23. Challenge! People often disagree about which age is a person’s ________of life. (prime)

24. Challenge! The coach’s pregame talk ________(d) the team to play their very best! (prime)

25. Challenge! Will our _________be left with a planet full of plastic bottles and trash? (posterity)

26. Challenge! Mementoes that are handed down from generation to generation are reminders of our… (posterity)

27. Challenge! A witness in a trial that is not _________ could be said to be insignificant. (prime)

28. Challenge! If a person wanted to say that somebody was uncivilized, crude, or without manners, that person could be described as… (primordial or primeval)

29. Challenge! The winners of the Super Bowl are considered the _________football team in America. (premier)

30. Challenge! As the oldest plants on earth, ferns are ___________survivors in domestic gardens. (primordial)

31. Challenge! If a singing diva is concerned about how ____________will think of her, she is concerned about how she will be remembered. (posterity)

32. Challenge! The La Brea tar pits contain bones of ___________animals which date back to 25,000 years ago! (primeval)

33. Challenge! All _____________have large-sized brains. (primates)