GRE Word List
PREDECESSOR
one that precedes
The meaning of the word predecessor is one that precedes.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| ossify | to change into bone |
| foreboding | the act of one who forebodes |
| premonition | previous notice or warning : forewarning |
| addendum | a thing added : addition |
| assert | to state or declare positively and often forcefully or aggressively |
| figurine | a small carved or molded figure : statuette |
| importune | to press or urge with troublesome persistence |
| exegesis | exposition |
| speck | a small discoloration or spot especially from stain or decay |
| addiction | a compulsive, chronic, physiological or psychological need for a habit-forming substance, behavior, or activity having harmful physical, psychological, or social effects and typically causing well-defined symptoms (such as anxiety, irritability, tremors, or nausea) upon withdrawal or abstinence : the state of being addicted |