GRE Word List
PREDECESSOR
one that precedes
The meaning of the word predecessor is one that precedes.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| refectory | a dining hall (as in a monastery or college) |
| doctrine | a principle or position or the body of principles in a branch of knowledge or system of belief : dogma |
| deprecate | to express disapproval of |
| acerbity | the quality of being acerbic |
| curmudgeon | a crusty, ill-tempered, and usually old man |
| teetotalism | the principle or practice of complete abstinence from alcoholic drinks |
| specious | having a false look of truth or genuineness : sophistic |
| addendum | a thing added : addition |
| fit | acceptable from a particular viewpoint (as of competence or morality) : proper |
| regale | to entertain sumptuously : feast with delicacies |