To precede something is to go before it'

1
To precede something is to go before it.
If a mans hair line recedes, it goes away.
What does the stem cede mean?
What happened when the South tried to secede
during the Civil War?
If you intercede for your friends, what do you do?
2
When your teacher dismisses you from class, he
sends you away.
When the submarine launches a missile, it sends
it toward another ship.
What does the stem miss mean?
What does a missionary do?
If your car has problems with gas emission, what
is happening with it?
3
To decentralize the government means to take it
away from the center of the nation.
Centrifugal force comes out from the center.
What does the stem centri mean?
If someone is egocentric, who do they think is
the center of the universe?
Where is Central America?
4
A bibliography is a list of books that one uses
during research.
The Bible is one of the most famous books of the
world.
What does the stem biblio mean?
What do you have when the doctor diagnosis
bibliophobia?
Is it good to have bibliomania?
5
Anthropology is the science of man.
If someone is anthropocentric, he believes that
man is the center of the universe.
What does the stem anthropo mean?
What happens in the movies when an animal goes
through anthropomorphosis?
What kinds of animals are anthropoids?