GRE Word List
PREDECESSOR
one that precedes
The meaning of the word predecessor is one that precedes.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| discernible | able to be perceived by a sense (such as sight or smell) or by the mind : capable of being discerned |
| rivet | a headed pin or bolt of metal used for uniting two or more pieces by passing the shank through a hole in each piece and then beating or pressing down the plain end so as to make a second head |
| commemorative | intended as a commemoration |
| abeyance | a state of temporary inactivity : suspension |
| pharisee | a member of a Jewish sect of the intertestamental period noted for strict observance of rites and ceremonies of the written law and for insistence on the validity of their own oral traditions concerning the law |
| factitious | produced by humans rather than by natural forces |
| harry | to make a pillaging or destructive raid on : assault |
| unwieldy | not easily managed, handled, or used (as because of bulk, weight, complexity, or awkwardness) : cumbersome |
| skulduggery | underhanded or unscrupulous behavior |
| nondescript | belonging or appearing to belong to no particular class or kind : not easily described |