GRE Word List
PREDECESSOR
one that precedes
The meaning of the word predecessor is one that precedes.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| cathartic | of, relating to, or producing catharsis |
| intoxicate | to excite or stupefy by alcohol or a drug especially to the point where physical and mental control is markedly diminished |
| jest | a joking or mocking remark |
| license | permission to act |
| opulence | wealth |
| poultice | a soft usually heated and sometimes medicated mass spread on cloth and applied to sores or other lesions |
| meter | systematically arranged and measured rhythm (see rhythm |
| whet | to sharpen by rubbing on or with something (such as a stone) |
| traumatic | psychologically or emotionally stressful in a way that can lead to serious mental and emotional problems |
| cadaver | a dead body |