A thing or event that precedes is an ___________________.

Something absurd or contrary to nature or reason is _______________.

A group that is ahead of the times is _______________.

______________ refers to a period before a war, especially the American Civil War.

To ___________ is to take possession of something before anyone else can do so.

Coming before in position or time is _____________.

Something showy ; pompous ; claiming unjustified distinction is _______________.

A ___________ is a command or rule of conduct.

__________ refers to the foremost position, especially of an army or fleet.

A _____________ is a warning in advance.

An _______________ is the noun to which a pronoun refers.

__________ refers to leaders of a movement, fashion, etc.

A group that is ahead of the times is the ______________.

Preceding ; going before is ____________.

In the ______________ restaurant, customers prepare their own food under the direction of a master chef.

Dressed in a tuxedo, Joshua made a ____________ entrance at the high school basketball game

The ____________ period in America was a time of conflict as the nation was being divided by the issue of slavery.

The investor sold all of his stocks after having a _____________ about the market crashing.

Discussion of the emergency situation will _____________ the lecture by the professor.

Primitive tools are _____________ to modern machinery.

While everyone knew Ellen had some unusual habits, her ______________ claim of being an alien really concerned some people.

As soon as the residents of the village saw the __________ of the king’s forces heading their way, they ran and hid.

The priest believed in ______________ and never worried about things that were to come.

If everyone lived by the _________________ of treating people how they would like to be treated, the world would be a wonderful place.

The _____________ stairway was blocked off, so we entered through a back entrance.