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
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| polygamist | marriage in which a spouse of either sex may have more than one mate at the same time compare polyandry |
| conifer | any of an order (Coniferales) of mostly evergreen trees and shrubs having usually needle-shaped or scalelike leaves and including forms (such as pines) with true cones and others (such as yews) with an arillate fruit |
| denouement | the final outcome of the main dramatic complication in a literary work |
| apprehend | arrest |
| acidulous | somewhat acid or harsh in taste or manner |
| sentient | responsive to or conscious of sense impressions |
| flux | a flowing of fluid from the body: such as |
| repulse | to drive or beat back : repel |
| hatch | a small door or opening (as in an airplane or spaceship) |
| esoteric | designed for or understood by the specially initiated alone |