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 |
|---|---|
| menial | a person doing menial work |
| infernal | of or relating to a nether world of the dead |
| virulent | marked by a rapid, severe, and destructive course |
| secession | withdrawal into privacy or solitude : retirement |
| theocracy | government of a state by immediate divine guidance or by officials who are regarded as divinely guided |
| catapult | an ancient military device for hurling missiles |
| pusillanimous | lacking courage and resolution : marked by contemptible timidity |
| primp | to dress, adorn, or arrange in a careful or finicky manner |
| abstinence | the practice of abstaining from something : the practice of not doing or having something that is wanted or enjoyable |
| swagger | to conduct oneself in an arrogant or superciliously pompous manner |