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
premonitionprevious notice or warning : forewarning
assumptiona taking to or upon oneself
multifarioushaving or occurring in great variety : diverse
clandestinemarked by, held in, or conducted with secrecy : surreptitious
gargantuantremendous in size, volume, or degree : gigantic
convergeto tend or move toward one point or one another : come together : meet
disapprobationthe act or state of disapproving : the state of being disapproved : condemnation
millenniumthe thousand years mentioned in Revelation (see revelation
runicany of the characters of any of several alphabets used by the Germanic peoples from about the 3rd to the 13th centuries
enterprisea project or undertaking that is especially difficult, complicated, or risky