GRE Word List
PREDECESSOR
one that precedes
The meaning of the word predecessor is one that precedes.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| outlook | a place offering a view |
| rudimentary | consisting in first principles : fundamental |
| optimum | the amount or degree of something that is most favorable to some end |
| shift | to exchange for or replace by another : change |
| trappings | outward signs |
| palimpsest | writing material (such as a parchment or tablet) used one or more times after earlier writing has been erased |
| torrent | a violent or forceful flow of fluid |
| commune | talk over |
| foul | offensive to the senses : loathsome |
| determinate | having defined limits |