GRE Word List
PREDECESSOR
one that precedes
The meaning of the word predecessor is one that precedes.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| satirical | of, relating to, or constituting satire |
| forlorn | bereft |
| subsume | to include or place within something larger or more comprehensive : encompass as a subordinate or component element |
| charisma | a personal magic of leadership arousing special popular loyalty or enthusiasm for a public figure (such as a political leader) |
| industrious | constantly, regularly, or habitually active or occupied : diligent |
| vehement | marked by forceful energy : powerful |
| sunder | to break apart or in two : separate by or as if by violence or by intervening time or space |
| acclimate | to adapt (someone) to a new temperature, altitude, climate, environment, or situation |
| embellish | to make beautiful with ornamentation : decorate |
| marsupial | any of an order (Marsupialia) of mammals comprising kangaroos, wombats, bandicoots, opossums, and related animals that do not develop a true placenta and that usually have a pouch on the abdomen of the female which covers the teats and serves to carry the young |