GRE Word List
PREDECESSOR
one that precedes
The meaning of the word predecessor is one that precedes.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| conglomeration | the act of conglomerating : the state of being conglomerated |
| fervent | very hot : glowing |
| sly | wise in practical affairs |
| diabolical | of, relating to, or characteristic of the devil : devilish |
| perturb | to cause to be worried or upset : disquiet |
| atavism | recurrence in an organism of a trait or character typical of an ancestral form and usually due to genetic recombination |
| sepulcher | a place of burial : tomb |
| resurrect | to raise from the dead |
| hypothetical | involving or being based on a suggested idea or theory : being or involving a hypothesis : conjectural |
| throes | pang |