GRE Word List
PREDECESSOR
one that precedes
The meaning of the word predecessor is one that precedes.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| wring | to squeeze or twist especially so as to make dry or to extract moisture or liquid |
| jingoist | extreme chauvinism or nationalism marked especially by a belligerent foreign policy |
| abstruse | difficult to comprehend : recondite |
| leaven | a substance (such as yeast) used to produce fermentation in dough or a liquid |
| gruff | rough, brusque, or stern in manner, speech, or aspect |
| venom | a toxic substance produced by some animals (such as snakes, scorpions, or bees) that is injected into prey or an enemy chiefly by biting or stinging and has an injurious or lethal effect |
| adulterate | to corrupt, debase, or make impure by the addition of a foreign or inferior substance or element |
| camp | a place usually away from urban areas where tents or simple buildings (such as cabins) are erected for shelter or for temporary residence (as for laborers, prisoners, or vacationers) |
| whit | the smallest part or particle imaginable : bit |
| indomitable | incapable of being subdued : unconquerable |