GRE Word List
PREDECESSOR
one that precedes
The meaning of the word predecessor is one that precedes.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| parity | the quality or state of being equal or equivalent |
| ecologist | a branch of science concerned with the interrelationship of organisms and their environments |
| illimitable | incapable of being limited or bounded : measureless |
| chauvinist | an attitude of superiority toward members of the opposite sex |
| copious | yielding something abundantly |
| trinket | a small ornament (such as a jewel or ring) |
| draw | to cause to move continuously toward or after a force applied in advance : pull |
| confluence | a coming or flowing together, meeting, or gathering at one point |
| sporadic | occurring occasionally, singly, or in irregular or random instances |
| coroner | a usually elected public officer who is typically not required to have specific medical qualifications and whose principal duty is to inquire by an inquest into the cause of any death which there is reason to suppose is not due to natural causes compare medical examiner |