GRE Word List
PREDECESSOR
one that precedes
The meaning of the word predecessor is one that precedes.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| wholesome | promoting health or well-being of mind or spirit |
| proverb | a brief popular epigram or maxim : adage |
| carousal | a wild, drunken party or celebration : a drunken revel : carouse |
| snivel | to run at the nose |
| poultice | a soft usually heated and sometimes medicated mass spread on cloth and applied to sores or other lesions |
| expropriate | to deprive of possession or proprietary rights |
| disproportion | lack of proportion, symmetry, or proper relation : disparity |
| cajole | to persuade with flattery or gentle urging especially in the face of reluctance : coax |
| deposition | a testifying especially before a court |
| gesticulation | the act of making gestures |