"Pre"-Fix
Words of Antiquity
Words from French
Synonyms
Potpourri
100

"We, the people of the United States of America, in order to form a more perfect union..."

What is "preamble"?
100

Extremely strict as laws or rules

What is "draconian"?

100

A French version of "instead of".

What is "in lieu of"?

100

subterfuge

What is "chicanery"?

100

A claim not based on fact.

What is a "pretense"?

200

Something that sets an example for how things willbe done in the future.

What is "precedent"?

200

An actor

What is a "thespian"?

200

Without

What is "sans"?

200

non-chalant

What is "insouciant"?

200

A close relationship with no romance.

What is "platonic"?

300

"To know" is the root word in Latin for knowing something about the future.

What is "prescient"?

300
What the Joker is to Batman.

What is a "nemesis"?

300

A private conversation between 2 people.

What is "tete a tete"?
300

arriviste

What is "parvenu"?

300

To bully someone through words. 

What is "hector"?

400

Developing early.

What is "precocious"?

400

A good description of a jail cell.

What is "spartan"?

400

Donald Trump, Kanye West, Lady Gaga

Who is "enfante terrible"?

400

composure

What is "sangfroid"?

400

jeremied

What is "a long speech full of complaints"?

500

A precursor that refers to a person (versus a thing).

What is a "predecessor"?
500
How the Union side might describe the Civil War.
What is "pyrrhic"?
500

Taking your brother with you to prom or walking around with your zipper down.

What is a "faux pas"?
500

presage

What is "presentament"?

500

Similar feelings and or understanding between groups of people or individuals.

What is "rapport"?