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 |
|---|---|
| surveillance | close watch kept over someone or something (as by a detective) |
| stalemate | a drawing position in chess in which a player is not in checkmate but has no legal move to play |
| bourgeois | of, relating to, or characteristic of the social middle class |
| sidetrack | siding |
| asperity | roughness of manner or of temper : harshness of behavior or speech that expresses bitterness or anger |
| venal | capable of being bought or obtained for money or other valuable consideration : purchasable |
| tenure | the act, right, manner, or term of holding something (such as a landed property, a position, or an office) |
| biennial | occurring every two years |
| dereliction | an intentional abandonment |
| chronic | continuing or occurring again and again for a long time |