GRE Word List
PREDECESSOR
one that precedes
The meaning of the word predecessor is one that precedes.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| digression | the act or an instance of leaving the main subject in an extended written or verbal expression of thought : the act or an instance of digressing in a discourse or other usually organized literary work |
| compound | something formed by a union of elements or parts |
| bid | to offer (a price) whether for payment or acceptance |
| kleptomaniac | a person evidencing kleptomania |
| ineffectual | not producing the proper or intended effect : futile |
| list | a simple series of words or numerals (such as the names of persons or objects) |
| denotation | an act or process of denoting |
| deranged | mentally unsound : crazy |
| deify | to make a god of |
| diffuse | being at once verbose and ill-organized |