GRE Word List
PREDECESSOR
one that precedes
The meaning of the word predecessor is one that precedes.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| mortify | to subject to severe and vexing embarrassment : shame |
| impenitent | not penitent |
| obsolete | no longer in use or no longer useful |
| muse | to become absorbed in thought |
| cosmic | of or relating to the cosmos, the extraterrestrial vastness, or the universe in contrast to the earth alone |
| ambience | a feeling or mood associated with a particular place, person, or thing : atmosphere |
| culpable | meriting condemnation or blame especially as wrong or harmful |
| ineffable | incapable of being expressed in words : indescribable |
| virulent | marked by a rapid, severe, and destructive course |
| waive | to relinquish (something, such as a legal right) voluntarily |