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 |
|---|---|
| adjuration | a solemn oath |
| curmudgeon | a crusty, ill-tempered, and usually old man |
| irretrievable | not retrievable : impossible to regain or recover |
| commonwealth | a nation, state, or other political unit: such as |
| augment | to make greater, more numerous, larger, or more intense |
| angular | forming an angle : sharp-cornered |
| agnostic | a person who holds the view that any ultimate reality (such as God) is unknown and probably unknowable |
| sterile | failing to bear or incapable of producing fruit or spores |
| vaporize | to convert (as by the application of heat or by spraying) into vapor |
| promiscuous | having or involving many sexual partners : not restricted to one sexual partner or few sexual partners |