GRE Word List

PREDECESSOR

one that precedes

The meaning of the word predecessor is one that precedes.

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WordMeaning
jaundiceyellowish pigmentation of the skin, tissues, and body fluids caused by the deposition of bile pigments
gourmeta connoisseur of food and drink
stupora condition of greatly dulled or completely suspended sense or sensibility
accommodateto provide with something desired, needed, or suited
deleteto eliminate especially by blotting out, cutting out, or erasing
climacticof, relating to, or constituting a climax
obliterateto remove utterly from recognition or memory
pulsateto throb or move rhythmically : vibrate
whetto sharpen by rubbing on or with something (such as a stone)
laitythe people of a religious faith as distinguished from its clergy