| 1. post date, date | 4. post meridian, midday |
| 2. post pone, place | 5. post mortem, death |
| 3. post script, write | 6. pre poster ous, before |
6. Preposterous originally meant, having that first which ought to be last; hind side before; reversing the natural order. In present day usage, contrary to nature, reason, or common sense; absurd.
curr, curs = run.
| 1. couri er, one who | 6. ex curs ion, out |
| 2. con cur, together | 7. in cur, into |
| 3. con course, together | 8. inter course, between |
| 4. curs ory, ing | 9. pre curs or, before |
| 5. course | 10. re course, back |
1. A courier is one who runs, or goes hastily with a message.
2. The opinions of people concur when they agree, or run together.
3. A concourse is an assemblage of people who have come (or run) together.
4. A cursory glance is a hasty, and hence, a running glance.
5. A race course is a place for running.
7. To incur a debt is to run into it.