GRE Word List
PREDECESSOR
one that precedes
The meaning of the word predecessor is one that precedes.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| consign | to give over to another's care |
| deft | characterized by facility and skill |
| queue | a braid of hair usually worn hanging at the back of the head |
| apogee | the point in the orbit of an object (such as a satellite) orbiting the earth that is at the greatest distance from the center of the earth |
| pugilist | fighter |
| chasm | a deep cleft in the surface of a planet (such as the earth) : gorge |
| factious | of or relating to faction: such as |
| embed | to enclose closely in or as if in a matrix |
| disembark | to remove to shore from a ship |
| impervious | not allowing entrance or passage : impenetrable |