GRE Word List
PREDECESSOR
one that precedes
The meaning of the word predecessor is one that precedes.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| disfigure | to impair (as in beauty) by deep and persistent injuries |
| missive | a written communication : letter |
| placebo | a usually pharmacologically inert preparation prescribed more for the mental relief of the patient than for its actual effect on a disorder |
| fusion | the act or process of liquefying or rendering plastic by heat |
| gargoyle | a spout in the form of a grotesque human or animal figure projecting from a roof gutter to throw rainwater clear of a building |
| attest | to affirm to be true or genuine |
| metropolis | the chief or capital city of a country, state, or region |
| sensitization | the action or process of sensitizing |
| connubial | of or relating to the married state : conjugal |
| glaze | to furnish or fit with glass |