Vocabulary

panacea; elixir (of life)

former; previous; old

first of all; in the first place

tolerable; passable; adequate; so-so

ancestor

formerly

previous existence

ancestor

the other day; a few days ago

to go before; to precede; to forestall; to anticipate

learned man; pioneer

seer; pioneer; leading spirit; enlightened person

last semester

right to prior consideration

the preceding visitor

advance payment

pioneer; trailblazer; leader; groundbreaker; pathfinder; forerunner

previous lord; late lord

question to be settled first; first consideration

foresight; prescience

seer

ancient sage

advance troops; vanguard

transcendental

transcendentalism

ancient times

previous preconception; previous engagement

preceding emperor

(one's) late father

prior art (patents)

muzzle loader

tapering toward the end

to taper off

pre-existence

skilled miner; coal-cutter

prehistory

former teacher

borrowing in advance

former master; late master

first runs scored