GRE Word List
PREDECESSOR
one that precedes
The meaning of the word predecessor is one that precedes.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| incoherent | lacking coherence: such as |
| trivia | unimportant matters : trivial facts or details |
| stigma | a mark of shame or discredit : stain |
| prefatory | of, relating to, or constituting a preface |
| avalanche | a large mass of snow, ice, earth, rock, or other material in swift motion down a mountainside or over a precipice |
| stately | marked by lofty or imposing dignity |
| simile | a figure of speech comparing two unlike things that is often introduced by like or as (as in cheeks like roses) compare metaphor |
| confound | to throw (a person) into confusion or perplexity |
| austere | stern and cold in appearance or manner |
| delve | excavate |