Prefixes Sequence 10

peripatetic

noun: a person who cannot stay in one place, adjective: walking or moving from place to place; unsettled

peripheral

adjective: away from the center (of activity); of minor or secondary importance; on the edges

peristalis

noun: the wavelike motions along the walls of hollow organs in the body, consisting of alternating contractions and dilations

posthumous

adjective: (taking place) after death

postlude

noun: organ music played at (after) the conclusion of a church service; any concluding piece of music or a final chapter or phrase of something

postpartum

adjective: related to the time just after childbirth

precocious

adjective: developed or matured ahead of time

premonition

noun: an advance feeling or forewarning, usually that something bad is going to happen; presentiment

preposterous

adjective: literally, with the first last and the last first, and thus contrary to the usual order of things; ridiculous or absurd

recidivism

noun: repeated (habitual) behavior, as that of a criminal committing the same crime again after getting out of jail

reciprocal

adjective: affecting both sides mutually, and thus usually to the benefit of both

resurgence

noun: the condition or instance of coming again to life, popularity, or forcefulness