GRE Word List

PREDECESSOR

one that precedes

The meaning of the word predecessor is one that precedes.

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WordMeaning
cataclysmflood
sagaciousof keen and farsighted penetration and judgment : discerning
peripherythe perimeter of a circle or other closed curve
satesatisfy to the full; satisfy to excess; cloy
depictto represent by or as if by a picture
offensivemaking attack : aggressive
asymmetrichaving two sides or halves that are not the same : not symmetrical
miscreantunbelieving
machinationsan act of machinating
shrewany of a family (Soricidae) of small chiefly nocturnal insectivores related to the moles and distinguished by a long pointed snout, very small eyes, and short velvety fur