GRE Word List

PREDECESSOR

one that precedes

The meaning of the word predecessor is one that precedes.

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WordMeaning
bequeathto give or leave by will (see will
vervethe spirit and enthusiasm animating artistic composition or performance : vivacity
tickleto touch (a body part, a person, etc.) lightly so as to excite the surface nerves and cause uneasiness, laughter, or spasmodic movements
concatenatelinked together
morbidof, relating to, or characteristic of disease
conclavea private meeting or secret assembly
harbingersomething that foreshadows a future event : something that gives an anticipatory sign of what is to come
contortionsto twist in a violent manner
tillerone that tills : cultivator
disgruntleto make ill-humored or discontented