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.

Random words

WordMeaning
adjurationa solemn oath
curmudgeona crusty, ill-tempered, and usually old man
irretrievablenot retrievable : impossible to regain or recover
commonwealtha nation, state, or other political unit: such as
augmentto make greater, more numerous, larger, or more intense
angularforming an angle : sharp-cornered
agnostica person who holds the view that any ultimate reality (such as God) is unknown and probably unknowable
sterilefailing to bear or incapable of producing fruit or spores
vaporizeto convert (as by the application of heat or by spraying) into vapor
promiscuoushaving or involving many sexual partners : not restricted to one sexual partner or few sexual partners