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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addictiona compulsive, chronic, physiological or psychological need for a habit-forming substance, behavior, or activity having harmful physical, psychological, or social effects and typically causing well-defined symptoms (such as anxiety, irritability, tremors, or nausea) upon withdrawal or abstinence : the state of being addicted
approbationcommendation
agrarianof or relating to fields or lands or their tenure
nettleany of a genus (Urtica of the family Urticaceae, the nettle family) of chiefly coarse herbs armed with stinging hairs
treadto step or walk on or over
terrestrialof or relating to the earth or its inhabitants
eruditehaving or showing knowledge that is gained by studying : possessing or displaying erudition
retaliateto return like for like
religiousrelating to or manifesting faithful devotion to an acknowledged ultimate reality or deity
polarof or relating to a geographic pole or the region around it