GRE Word List
PREDECESSOR
one that precedes
The meaning of the word predecessor is one that precedes.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| vise | any of various tools with two jaws for holding work that close usually by a screw, lever, or cam |
| loquacious | full of excessive talk : wordy |
| pugilist | fighter |
| plait | pleat |
| maim | to mutilate, disfigure, or wound seriously |
| angular | forming an angle : sharp-cornered |
| petulant | insolent or rude in speech or behavior |
| yokel | a naive or gullible inhabitant of a rural area or small town |
| prophetic | of, relating to, or characteristic of a prophet or prophecy |
| hothead | a hotheaded person |