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 |
|---|---|
| neophyte | a new convert : proselyte |
| knack | a special ready capacity that is hard to analyze or teach |
| placid | serenely free of interruption or disturbance |
| rubble | broken fragments (as of rock) resulting from the decay or destruction of a building |
| arrhythmic | lacking rhythm or regularity |
| residual | remainder |
| engaging | tending to draw favorable attention or interest : attractive |
| laity | the people of a religious faith as distinguished from its clergy |
| snivel | to run at the nose |
| centigrade | relating to, conforming to, or having a thermometric scale on which the interval between the freezing point of water and the boiling point of water is divided into 100 degrees with 0° representing the freezing point and 100° the boiling point |