GRE Word List
PREDECESSOR
one that precedes
The meaning of the word predecessor is one that precedes.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| patronize | to act as patron of : provide aid or support for |
| noisome | noxious |
| strangle | to choke to death by compressing the throat with something (such as a hand or rope) : throttle |
| psychosis | a serious mental illness (such as schizophrenia) characterized by defective or lost contact with reality often with hallucinations or delusions |
| resound | to become filled with sound : reverberate |
| toss | to throw with a quick, light, or careless motion or with a sudden jerk |
| weather | the state of the atmosphere with respect to heat or cold, wetness or dryness, calm or storm, clearness or cloudiness |
| soliloquy | the act of talking to oneself |
| axiom | a statement accepted as true as the basis for argument or inference : postulate |
| inerrancy | exemption from error : infallibility |