GRE Word List
PREDECESSOR
one that precedes
The meaning of the word predecessor is one that precedes.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| vindictive | disposed to seek revenge : vengeful |
| allegory | the expression by means of symbolic fictional figures and actions of truths or generalizations about human existence |
| contrivance | a thing contrived |
| ferret | a domesticated usually albino, brownish, or silver-gray animal (Mustela putorius furo) that is descended from the European polecat |
| inamorata | a woman with whom one is in love or has intimate relations |
| inconsequential | of no significance : unimportant |
| partial | of or relating to a part rather than the whole : not general or total |
| optional | involving an option : not compulsory |
| bereft | deprived or robbed of the possession or use of something |
| absolve | to set (someone) free from an obligation or the consequences of guilt |