GRE Word List

PREDECESSOR

one that precedes

The meaning of the word predecessor is one that precedes.

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WordMeaning
pathetichaving a capacity to move one to either compassionate or contemptuous pity
figmentsomething made up or contrived
poulticea soft usually heated and sometimes medicated mass spread on cloth and applied to sores or other lesions
apothecaryone who prepares and sells drugs or compounds for medicinal purposes
inundateoverwhelm
arraignto call (a defendant) before a court to answer to an indictment : charge
improviseto compose, recite, play, or sing extemporaneously
somberso shaded as to be dark and gloomy
quixoticfoolishly impractical especially in the pursuit of ideals
antidotea remedy to counteract the effects of poison