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 |
|---|---|
| amicable | characterized by friendly goodwill : peaceable |
| anodyne | serving to alleviate pain |
| stammer | to make involuntary stops and repetitions in speaking : stutter |
| rout | a state of wild confusion or disorderly retreat |
| unerringly | committing no error : faultless |
| ornate | marked by elaborate rhetoric (see rhetoric |
| authoritarian | of, relating to, or favoring blind submission to authority |
| stipple | to engrave by means of dots and flicks |
| faction | a party or group (as within a government) that is often contentious or self-seeking : clique |
| progenitor | an ancestor in the direct line : forefather |