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 |
|---|---|
| scuffle | to struggle at close quarters with disorder and confusion |
| disarray | a lack of order or sequence : confusion |
| pell-mell | in mingled confusion or disorder |
| pariah | a member of a low caste of southern India |
| preclude | to make impossible by necessary consequence : rule out in advance |
| celerity | rapidity of motion or action |
| livid | discolored by bruising : black-and-blue |
| arbiter | a person with power to decide a dispute : judge |
| parochial | of or relating to a church parish |
| jabber | to talk rapidly, indistinctly, or unintelligibly |