GRE Word List

PRECURSOR

one that precedes and indicates the approach of another

The meaning of the word precursor is one that precedes and indicates the approach of another.

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WordMeaning
venerateto regard with reverential respect or with admiring deference
slapto strike sharply with or as if with the open hand
mockto treat with contempt or ridicule : deride
scaffolda temporary or movable platform for workers (such as bricklayers, painters, or miners) to stand or sit on when working at a height above the floor or ground
indulgeto yield to the desire of : humor
illicitnot permitted : unlawful
boorishresembling or befitting a rude or insensitive person : resembling or befitting a boor
guiledeceitful cunning : duplicity
etymologythe history of a linguistic form (such as a word) shown by tracing its development since its earliest recorded occurrence in the language where it is found, by tracing its transmission from one language to another, by analyzing it into its component parts, by identifying its cognates in other languages, or by tracing it and its cognates to a common ancestral form in an ancestral language
vicariousexperienced or realized through imaginative or sympathetic participation in the experience of another