GRE Word List
PREDECESSOR
one that precedes
The meaning of the word predecessor is one that precedes.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| spoilsport | one who spoils the sport or pleasure of others |
| denizen | inhabitant |
| glare | to shine with a harsh uncomfortably brilliant light |
| transparent | having the property of transmitting light without appreciable scattering so that bodies lying beyond are seen clearly : pellucid |
| disdain | a feeling of contempt for someone or something regarded as unworthy or inferior : scorn |
| apparition | an unusual or unexpected sight : phenomenon |
| polarity | the 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 |
| retrospective | of, relating to, or given to retrospection |
| insularity | characteristic of an isolated people |
| perimeter | the boundary of a closed plane figure |