GRE Word List

PREDECESSOR

one that precedes

The meaning of the word predecessor is one that precedes.

Random words

WordMeaning
ambiencea feeling or mood associated with a particular place, person, or thing : atmosphere
wrangleto dispute angrily or peevishly : bicker
impiousnot pious : lacking in reverence or proper respect (as for God or one's parents) : irreverent
bromidea binary compound of bromine with another element or a radical including some (such as potassium bromide) used as sedatives
decelerateto reduce the speed of : slow down
desecrateto violate the sanctity of : profane
potentialexisting in possibility : capable of development into actuality
exudeto ooze out
rubblebroken fragments (as of rock) resulting from the decay or destruction of a building
lucremonetary gain : profit