GRE Word List
PREDECESSOR
one that precedes
The meaning of the word predecessor is one that precedes.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| enlist | to secure the support and aid of : employ in advancing an interest |
| libido | instinctual psychic energy that in psychoanalytic theory is derived from primitive biological urges (as for sexual pleasure or self-preservation) and that is expressed in conscious activity |
| shudder | to tremble convulsively : shiver |
| permeable | capable of being permeated : penetrable |
| quorum | a select group |
| viscid | having an adhesive quality : sticky |
| testy | easily annoyed : irritable |
| witticism | a cleverly witty and often biting or ironic remark |
| monarchy | undivided rule or absolute sovereignty by a single person |
| hypercritical | meticulously or excessively critical |