GRE Word List

PREDECESSOR

one that precedes

The meaning of the word predecessor is one that precedes.

Random words

WordMeaning
mortifyto subject to severe and vexing embarrassment : shame
impenitentnot penitent
obsoleteno longer in use or no longer useful
museto become absorbed in thought
cosmicof or relating to the cosmos, the extraterrestrial vastness, or the universe in contrast to the earth alone
ambiencea feeling or mood associated with a particular place, person, or thing : atmosphere
culpablemeriting condemnation or blame especially as wrong or harmful
ineffableincapable of being expressed in words : indescribable
virulentmarked by a rapid, severe, and destructive course
waiveto relinquish (something, such as a legal right) voluntarily