GRE Word List
PREDECESSOR
one that precedes
The meaning of the word predecessor is one that precedes.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| blare | to sound loud and strident |
| mutinous | disposed to or being in a state of mutiny : rebellious |
| flux | a flowing of fluid from the body: such as |
| allay | to subdue or reduce in intensity or severity : alleviate |
| deadpan | marked by an impassive matter-of-fact manner, style, or expression |
| gargoyle | a spout in the form of a grotesque human or animal figure projecting from a roof gutter to throw rainwater clear of a building |
| idolatry | the worship of a physical object as a god |
| imponderable | not ponderable : incapable of being weighed or evaluated with exactness |
| protocol | an original draft, minute, or record of a document or transaction |
| fissure | a narrow opening or crack of considerable length and depth usually occurring from some breaking or parting |