GRE Word List
PREDECESSOR
one that precedes
The meaning of the word predecessor is one that precedes.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| decollete | wearing a strapless or low-necked dress |
| sibylline | any of several prophetesses usually accepted as 10 in number and credited to widely separate parts of the ancient world (such as Babylonia, Egypt, Greece, and Italy) |
| scraps | fragments of discarded or leftover food |
| kaleidoscope | an instrument containing loose bits of colored material (such as glass or plastic) between two flat plates and two plane mirrors so placed that changes of position of the bits of material are reflected in an endless variety of patterns |
| grievance | a cause of distress (such as an unsatisfactory working condition) felt to afford reason for complaint or resistance |
| cynical | having or showing the attitude or temper of a cynic: such as |
| itinerary | the route of a journey or tour or the proposed outline of one |
| propriety | the quality or state of being proper or suitable : appropriateness |
| haggard | not tamed |
| personify | to conceive of or represent as a person or as having human qualities or powers |