GRE Word List

PREDECESSOR

one that precedes

The meaning of the word predecessor is one that precedes.

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WordMeaning
conglomerationthe act of conglomerating : the state of being conglomerated
ferventvery hot : glowing
slywise in practical affairs
diabolicalof, relating to, or characteristic of the devil : devilish
perturbto cause to be worried or upset : disquiet
atavismrecurrence in an organism of a trait or character typical of an ancestral form and usually due to genetic recombination
sepulchera place of burial : tomb
resurrectto raise from the dead
hypotheticalinvolving or being based on a suggested idea or theory : being or involving a hypothesis : conjectural
throespang