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 |
|---|---|
| drip | to let fall in drops |
| mason | a skilled worker who builds by laying units of substantial material (such as stone or brick) |
| waffle | a crisp cake of batter baked in a waffle iron |
| astigmatism | a defect of an optical system (such as a lens) causing rays from a point to fail to meet in a focal point resulting in a blurred and imperfect image |
| ambivalence | simultaneous and contradictory attitudes or feelings (such as attraction and repulsion) toward an object, person, or action |
| incinerate | to cause to burn to ashes |
| grievance | a cause of distress (such as an unsatisfactory working condition) felt to afford reason for complaint or resistance |
| putrefy | to make putrid |
| snivel | to run at the nose |
| skirmish | a minor fight in war usually incidental to larger movements |