GRE Word List

ANTECEDE

precede

The meaning of the word antecede is precede.

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WordMeaning
callousbeing hardened and thickened
apexthe uppermost point : vertex
fervorintensity of feeling or expression
litotesunderstatement in which an affirmative is expressed by the negative of the contrary (as in "not a bad singer" or "not unhappy")
antiquatedoutmoded or discredited by reason of age : old and no longer useful, popular, or accepted
caulkto stop up and make tight against leakage (something, such as a boat or its seams, the cracks in a window frame, or the joints of a pipe)
drudgerydull, irksome, and fatiguing work : uninspiring or menial labor
centrifugalproceeding or acting in a direction away from a center or axis
extirpateto destroy completely : wipe out
militiaa part of the organized armed forces of a country liable to call only in emergency