GRE Word List
PREDECESSOR
one that precedes
The meaning of the word predecessor is one that precedes.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| braid | to make from braids |
| ovation | a ceremony attending the entering of Rome by a general who had won a victory of less importance than that for which a triumph was granted |
| umbrage | a feeling of pique or resentment at some often fancied slight or insult |
| precedent | prior in time, order, arrangement, or significance |
| replicate | duplicate |
| posterity | the offspring of one progenitor to the furthest generation |
| aphorism | a concise statement of a principle |
| trunk | the main stem of a tree apart from limbs and roots |
| vile | morally despicable or abhorrent |
| protract | to prolong in time or space : continue |