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
checkto inspect, examine, or look at appraisingly or appreciatively
voluminoushaving or marked by great volume or bulk : large
indigencea level of poverty in which real hardship and deprivation are suffered and comforts of life are wholly lacking
fitacceptable from a particular viewpoint (as of competence or morality) : proper
invalidnot valid:
diatribea bitter and abusive speech or piece of writing
incendiaryigniting combustible materials spontaneously
battaliona considerable body of troops organized to act together : army
dichotomya division into two especially mutually exclusive or contradictory groups or entities
expungeto strike out, obliterate, or mark for deletion