What does pre mean in text?

Pre is a prefix which means before, prior to, early and in front of.

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What is pre and post?

As prepositions the difference between post and pr. is that post is after; especially after a significant event that has long-term ramifications while pre is before (something significant). Is precocious a compliment? Today, 'precocious' is mostly used to refer to children who exhibit adult like maturity. They are far more intelligent and skilled than children of their age. The word can be used as a compliment and to show disapproval as well.

What is a mature child called?

As Drew said in a comment to the question, "adult children" is the right phrase. Some have suggested "grown children" and "grown-up children", but since the 1970s "adult children" has been the prevalent phrase both in British English and in American English. What do you call a person who uses big words incorrectly? According to Google: What do you call a person who uses big words incorrectly? The act of using a word inaccurately could be called catachresis. It has the adjective form of catachrestic. This entry in Wikipedia says catachresis can be either unintentional or intentional.

Correspondingly, what is the predecessor of 99?

100 As -99 is a negative number, it belongs to a group of integers. The predecessor of an integer is given by (n?1) while the successor is given by (n+1) where n is the value of integer. Therefore, the predecessor of - 99 is ?100 and the correct option is B).