GRE Word List
PREDECESSOR
one that precedes
The meaning of the word predecessor is one that precedes.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| viable | capable of living |
| amazon | a member of a race of female warriors of Greek mythology |
| epigram | a concise poem dealing pointedly and often satirically with a single thought or event and often ending with an ingenious turn of thought |
| accolade | a mark of acknowledgment : award |
| addendum | a thing added : addition |
| vilify | to utter slanderous and abusive statements against : defame |
| unscathed | wholly unharmed : not injured |
| incessant | continuing or following without interruption : unceasing |
| alchemy | a medieval chemical science and speculative philosophy aiming to achieve the transmutation of the base metals into gold, the discovery of a universal cure for disease, and the discovery of a means of indefinitely prolonging life |
| wizardry | the art or practices of a wizard : sorcery |