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 |
|---|---|
| gist | essence; main point; substance |
| scurrilous | using or given to coarse language |
| disarray | a lack of order or sequence : confusion |
| depose | to remove from a throne or other high position |
| rudimentary | consisting in first principles : fundamental |
| succulent | full of juice : juicy |
| nominal | of, relating to, or being a noun or a word or expression taking a noun construction |
| rag | a waste piece of cloth |
| optional | involving an option : not compulsory |
| apogee | the point in the orbit of an object (such as a satellite) orbiting the earth that is at the greatest distance from the center of the earth |