GRE Word List
PREDECESSOR
one that precedes
The meaning of the word predecessor is one that precedes.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| repugnance | the quality or fact of being contradictory or inconsistent |
| arraign | to call (a defendant) before a court to answer to an indictment : charge |
| siren | any of a group of female and partly human creatures in Greek mythology that lured mariners to destruction by their singing |
| coroner | a usually elected public officer who is typically not required to have specific medical qualifications and whose principal duty is to inquire by an inquest into the cause of any death which there is reason to suppose is not due to natural causes compare medical examiner |
| nova | a star that suddenly increases its light output tremendously and then fades away to its former obscurity in a few months or years |
| generality | the quality or state of being general |
| junta | a council or committee for political or governmental purposes |
| amok | an episode of sudden mass assault against people or objects usually by a single individual following a period of brooding that has traditionally been regarded as occurring especially in Malaysian culture but is now increasingly viewed as psychopathological behavior occurring worldwide in numerous countries and cultures |
| ostracize | to exile by ostracism |
| disparate | markedly distinct in quality or character |