GRE Word List
PREDECESSOR
one that precedes
The meaning of the word predecessor is one that precedes.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| deride | to laugh at or insult contemptuously |
| perversion | the action of perverting : the condition of being perverted |
| foul | offensive to the senses : loathsome |
| accrue | to come into existence as a legally enforceable claim |
| kudos | praise given for achievement |
| empathy | the action of understanding, being aware of, being sensitive to, and vicariously experiencing the feelings, thoughts, and experience of another of either the past or present without having the feelings, thoughts, and experience fully communicated in an objectively explicit manner |
| blasphemy | the act of insulting or showing contempt or lack of reverence for God |
| visceral | felt in or as if in the internal organs of the body : deep |
| coax | to influence or gently urge by caressing or flattering : wheedle |
| granulate | to form or crystallize into grains or granules |