GRE Word List
PREDECESSOR
one that precedes
The meaning of the word predecessor is one that precedes.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| nefarious | flagrantly wicked or impious : evil |
| vigilante | a member of a volunteer committee organized to suppress and punish crime summarily (as when the processes of law are viewed as inadequate) |
| cardiologist | the study of the heart and its action and diseases |
| institutionalize | to make into an institution : give character of an institution to |
| lechery | inordinate (see inordinate |
| expound | to set forth : state |
| languid | drooping or flagging from or as if from exhaustion : weak |
| credence | mental acceptance as true or real |
| bid | to offer (a price) whether for payment or acceptance |
| enterprise | a project or undertaking that is especially difficult, complicated, or risky |