GRE Word List

PREDECESSOR

one that precedes

The meaning of the word predecessor is one that precedes.

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WordMeaning
spoilsportone who spoils the sport or pleasure of others
denizeninhabitant
glareto shine with a harsh uncomfortably brilliant light
transparenthaving the property of transmitting light without appreciable scattering so that bodies lying beyond are seen clearly : pellucid
disdaina feeling of contempt for someone or something regarded as unworthy or inferior : scorn
apparitionan unusual or unexpected sight : phenomenon
polaritythe quality or condition inherent in a body that exhibits opposite properties or powers in opposite parts or directions or that exhibits contrasted properties or powers in contrasted parts or directions : the condition of having poles
retrospectiveof, relating to, or given to retrospection
insularitycharacteristic of an isolated people
perimeterthe boundary of a closed plane figure