GRE Word List

PREDECESSOR

one that precedes

The meaning of the word predecessor is one that precedes.

Random words

WordMeaning
ineffectualnot producing the proper or intended effect : futile
madrigala medieval short lyrical poem in a strict poetic form
cruxa puzzling or difficult problem : an unsolved question
interminablehaving or seeming to have no end
infamoushaving a reputation of the worst kind : notoriously evil
hostilitydeep-seated usually mutual ill will
conspiracythe act of conspiring together
ostracizeto exile by ostracism
cerebrationto use the mind : think
soliloquythe act of talking to oneself