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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| slink | to go or move stealthily or furtively (as in fear or shame) : steal |
| malapropos | in an inappropriate or inopportune way |
| rift | fissure |
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| correlation | the state or relation of being correlated |
| nebulous | of, relating to, or resembling a nebula : nebular |
| selective | of, relating to, or characterized by selection : selecting or tending to select |
| insatiable | incapable of being satisfied : quenchless |
| kinetic | of or relating to the motion of material bodies and the forces and energy associated therewith |
| flout | to treat with contemptuous disregard : scorn |