GRE Word List
PREDECESSOR
one that precedes
The meaning of the word predecessor is one that precedes.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| hem | a border of a cloth article doubled back and stitched down |
| accelerate | to move faster : to gain speed |
| harangue | a speech addressed to a public assembly |
| instigate | to goad or urge forward : provoke |
| pestle | a usually club-shaped implement for pounding or grinding substances in a mortar see mortar illustration |
| effeminate | having feminine qualities untypical of a man : not manly in appearance or manner |
| lush | growing vigorously especially with luxuriant foliage |
| conscript | a conscripted person (such as a military recruit) |
| incisive | impressively direct and decisive (as in manner or presentation) |
| munificent | very liberal in giving or bestowing (see bestow |