GRE Word List
PREDECESSOR
one that precedes
The meaning of the word predecessor is one that precedes.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| ragamuffin | a ragged often disreputable person |
| dumbfound | to confound (see confound |
| reparable | capable of being repaired |
| defalcate | deduct |
| comport | to be fitting : accord |
| dilate | to become enlarged or widened |
| pinnacle | an upright architectural member generally ending in a small spire and used especially in Gothic construction to give weight especially to a buttress |
| palatable | agreeable to the palate or taste |
| haggle | to cut roughly or clumsily : hack |
| coroner | a usually elected public officer who is typically not required to have specific medical qualifications and whose principal duty is to inquire by an inquest into the cause of any death which there is reason to suppose is not due to natural causes compare medical examiner |