Is the word prior a noun a verb or a adjective or a adverb

Which kind of bias is evident in the sentence below? " along with bears, lynxes and wolves, boars were idiotically hunted to extinction in the middle ages." a subjective vocabulary/ mistreatment of opposing views/ corporate bias/ stereotypes

Which statement best explains the motivation for the narrator's mother to introduce her daughter to everyone they meet? from amy tan's "rules of the game."

This is a set of words that begins with a preposition.