GRE Word List
PREDECESSOR
one that precedes
The meaning of the word predecessor is one that precedes.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| plagiarize | to steal and pass off (the ideas or words of another) as one's own : use (another's production) without crediting the source |
| throng | a multitude of assembled persons |
| tract | a system of body parts or organs that act together to perform some function |
| chronic | continuing or occurring again and again for a long time |
| glower | to look or stare with sullen annoyance or anger |
| typhoon | a hurricane occurring especially in the region of the Philippines or the China sea |
| variegate | to diversify in external appearance especially with different colors : dapple |
| noisome | noxious |
| retentive | having the power, property, or capacity of retaining |
| extricate | to free or remove from an entanglement or difficulty |