5th box -Flashcards

(v.) to do something in an unprecedented way (Because of the stiff competition, the company knew it needed to pour a lot of energy into innovating new and better products.)

(n.) something that came before (The great tradition of Western culture had its antecedent in the culture of Ancient Greece.)

(n.) a small amount of something (Refusing to display even a modicum of sensitivity, Henrietta announced her boss's affair in front of the entire office.)

(v.) to give up, renounce (My New Year's resolution is to forsake smoking and drinking.)