GRE Word List
PREDECESSOR
one that precedes
The meaning of the word predecessor is one that precedes.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| splice | to unite (two ropes or two parts of a rope) by interweaving the strands |
| pathos | an element in experience or in artistic representation evoking pity or compassion |
| brittle | easily broken, cracked, or snapped |
| anguish | extreme pain, distress, or anxiety |
| clavicle | a bone of the shoulder girdle typically serving to link the scapula and sternum |
| premise | a proposition antecedently supposed or proved as a basis of argument or inference |
| incantation | a use of spells or verbal charms spoken or sung as a part of a ritual of magic |
| nether | situated down or below : lower |
| defile | to make unclean or impure: such as |
| patriarch | one of the scriptural fathers of the human race or of the Hebrew people |