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
Word | Meaning |
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bellicose | favoring or inclined to start quarrels or wars |
reek | smoke |
spoilsport | one who spoils the sport or pleasure of others |
annotate | to make or furnish critical or explanatory notes or comment |
primary | first in order of time or development : primitive |
sway | the action or an instance of swaying or of being swayed : an oscillating, fluctuating, or sweeping motion |
lament | to mourn aloud : wail |
knotty | marked by or full of knots |
knell | a stroke or sound of a bell especially when rung slowly (as for a death, funeral, or disaster) |
paradox | one (such as a person, situation, or action) having seemingly contradictory qualities or phases |