GRE Word List
PREDECESSOR
one that precedes
The meaning of the word predecessor is one that precedes.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| antler | one of the paired deciduous solid bony processes that arise from the frontal bone on the head of an animal of the deer family |
| impotent | not potent : lacking in power, strength, or vigor : helpless |
| inane | lacking significance, meaning, or point : silly |
| raze | to destroy to the ground : demolish |
| tonsure | the Roman Catholic or Eastern rite of admission to the clerical state by the clipping or shaving of a portion of the head |
| irrevocable | not possible to revoke : unalterable |
| portend | to give an omen or anticipatory sign of |
| braggadocio | empty boasting |
| tanner | one that tans hides |
| largess | liberal giving (as of money) to or as if to an inferior |