Exam: TOEFL

Definition: Happening or existing before someone stops working, usually when they reach a certain age.

Example: Many people start planning their finances during their preretirement years.

Definition: Relating to a special right or privilege that someone has.

Example: As the manager, it is her prerogative to make the final decision on the project.

Definition: A special right or privilege that belongs to a particular person or group.

Example: As the manager, it is her prerogative to make the final decision on the project.

Definition: A person who has difficulty seeing things up close due to aging, which is a condition known as presbyopia.

Example: As a presbyope, she needed reading glasses to see the fine print clearly.

Definition: A condition where a person has difficulty seeing close objects clearly, usually due to aging and the lens of the eye losing its flexibility.

Example: Many people start to experience presbyopia in their 40s, making it harder to read small print.

Definition: Relating to a condition where the eye's lens loses flexibility, making it difficult to focus on close objects, often occurring with age.

Example: Many people become presbyopic as they get older and may need reading glasses.

Definition: This term describes something that is connected to the early years of childhood before a child starts elementary school.

Example: Many children attend preschool to prepare for their education.

Definition: A type of school for young children who are not yet old enough to go to kindergarten, where they can learn and play.

Example: My daughter goes to preschool three days a week.

Definition: A young child who is too young to go to kindergarten, usually between the ages of three and five, and is enrolled in a preschool program.

Example: My daughter is a preschooler and loves to play with her friends at school.

Definition: Having knowledge of events before they happen; able to foresee or predict future events.

Example: The prescient investor made a fortune by predicting the market crash.

Definition: In a way that shows knowledge of events before they happen.

Example: She presciently predicted the outcome of the election months in advance.

Definition: To establish rules or directions, often related to laws or medical treatments.

Example: The doctor will prescribe a new medication for your condition.

Definition: To officially tell someone to use a specific medicine or treatment.

Example: The doctor will prescribe antibiotics for your infection.