GRE Word List

PREDECESSOR

one that precedes

The meaning of the word predecessor is one that precedes.

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WordMeaning
deployto extend (a military unit) especially in width
beleaguerbesiege
confiscateappropriated by the government : forfeited
pristinebelonging to the earliest period or state : original
codifyto reduce to a code
nebulaany of numerous clouds of gas or dust in interstellar space
effulgentradiant splendor : brilliance
intimatemarked by a warm friendship developing through long association
precincta part of a territory with definite bounds or functions often established for administrative purposes : district
cozento deceive, win over, or induce to do something by artful coaxing and wheedling or shrewd trickery