GRE Word List

PREDECESSOR

one that precedes

The meaning of the word predecessor is one that precedes.

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WordMeaning
braidto make from braids
ovationa ceremony attending the entering of Rome by a general who had won a victory of less importance than that for which a triumph was granted
umbragea feeling of pique or resentment at some often fancied slight or insult
precedentprior in time, order, arrangement, or significance
replicateduplicate
posteritythe offspring of one progenitor to the furthest generation
aphorisma concise statement of a principle
trunkthe main stem of a tree apart from limbs and roots
vilemorally despicable or abhorrent
protractto prolong in time or space : continue