GRE Word List

PREDECESSOR

one that precedes

The meaning of the word predecessor is one that precedes.

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WordMeaning
synopticaffording a general view of a whole
scourgewhip
ascendancygoverning or controlling influence : domination
inamorataa woman with whom one is in love or has intimate relations
disenfranchiseto deprive of a franchise, of a legal right, or of some privilege or immunity
clamberto climb awkwardly or with effort especially by using both the hands and the feet
sylvanone that frequents groves or woods
permeablecapable of being permeated : penetrable
vivisectionthe cutting of or operation on a living animal usually for physiological or pathological investigation
conceptionthe process of becoming pregnant involving fertilization or implantation or both