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
actuaryclerk
tricksterone who tricks: such as
sardonicdisdainfully or skeptically humorous : derisively mocking
effaceto eliminate or make indistinct by or as if by wearing away a surface
rescindto take away : remove
temperamentcharacteristic or habitual inclination or mode of emotional response
squelchto fall or stamp on so as to crush
eventualcontingent
usurpto seize and hold (office, place, functions, powers, etc.) in possession by force or without right
alienateto cause to be estranged : to make unfriendly, hostile, or indifferent especially where attachment formerly existed