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.
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fathom | a unit of length equal to six feet (1.83 meters) used especially for measuring the depth of water |
venom | a toxic substance produced by some animals (such as snakes, scorpions, or bees) that is injected into prey or an enemy chiefly by biting or stinging and has an injurious or lethal effect |
thrash | to beat soundly with or as if with a stick or whip : flog |
unique | being the only one : sole |
penchant | a strong and continued inclination |
diva | prima donna |
coeval | of the same or equal age, antiquity, or duration |
rabies | an acute virus disease of the nervous system of mammals that is caused by a rhabdovirus (species Rabies virus of the genus Lyssavirus) usually transmitted through the bite of a rabid animal and that is characterized typically by increased salivation, abnormal behavior, and eventual paralysis and death when untreated |
nautical | of, relating to, or associated with seamen, navigation, or ships |
squalor | the quality or state of being squalid |