GRE Word List
PREDECESSOR
one that precedes
The meaning of the word predecessor is one that precedes.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| corrugated | having corrugations |
| fugitive | running away or intending flight |
| incoherent | lacking coherence: such as |
| disparity | a noticeable and usually significant difference or dissimilarity |
| coercion | the act, process, or power of coercing |
| prophylactic | guarding from or preventing the spread or occurrence of disease or infection |
| ruthless | having no pity : merciless |
| decimate | to select by lot and kill every tenth man of |
| succumb | to yield to superior strength or force or overpowering appeal or desire |
| tempo | the rate of speed of a musical piece or passage indicated by one of a series of directions (such as largo, presto, or allegro) and often by an exact metronome marking |