GRE Word List

FORERUNNER

one that precedes and indicates the approach of another: such as

The meaning of the word forerunner is one that precedes and indicates the approach of another: such as.

Random words

WordMeaning
thriftygiven to or marked by economy and good management
abstinencethe practice of abstaining from something : the practice of not doing or having something that is wanted or enjoyable
mnemonicassisting or intended to assist memory
lividdiscolored by bruising : black-and-blue
provincialthe superior of a province of a Roman Catholic religious order
pellucidadmitting maximum passage of light without diffusion or distortion
chagrindisquietude or distress of mind caused by humiliation, disappointment, or failure
mammalany of a class (Mammalia) of warm-blooded higher vertebrates (such as placentals, marsupials, or monotremes) that nourish their young with milk secreted by mammary glands, have the skin usually more or less covered with hair, and include humans
chicanerydeception by artful subterfuge or sophistry : trickery
decorousmarked by propriety and good taste : correct