GRE Word List

PREDECESSOR

one that precedes

The meaning of the word predecessor is one that precedes.

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WordMeaning
abusiveusing harsh, insulting language
validhaving legal efficacy or force
flightyswift
universalincluding or covering all or a whole collectively or distributively without limit or exception
attritionsorrow for one's sins that arises from a motive other than that of the love of God
expurgateto cleanse of something morally harmful, offensive, or erroneous
dilateto become enlarged or widened
stammerto make involuntary stops and repetitions in speaking : stutter
parodya literary or musical work in which the style of an author or work is closely imitated for comic effect or in ridicule
vacillateto waver in mind, will, or feeling : hesitate in choice of opinions or courses