GRE Word List
PREDECESSOR
one that precedes
The meaning of the word predecessor is one that precedes.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| epitaph | an inscription on or at a tomb or a grave in memory of the one buried there |
| taxonomist | the study of the general principles of scientific classification : systematics |
| auroral | dawn |
| sanctuary | a consecrated place: such as |
| puissant | having puissance : powerful |
| append | attach |
| empathy | the action of understanding, being aware of, being sensitive to, and vicariously experiencing the feelings, thoughts, and experience of another of either the past or present without having the feelings, thoughts, and experience fully communicated in an objectively explicit manner |
| enjoin | to direct or impose by authoritative order or with urgent admonition |
| dilettante | a person having a superficial interest in an art or a branch of knowledge : dabbler |
| demure | reserved |