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 |
|---|---|
| gratuity | something given voluntarily or beyond obligation usually for some service |
| savory | having savor: such as |
| paradox | one (such as a person, situation, or action) having seemingly contradictory qualities or phases |
| distinction | the act of perceiving someone or something as being not the same and often treating as separate or different : the distinguishing of a difference |
| trident | a 3-pronged spear serving in classical mythology as the attribute of a sea god (such as Neptune) |
| forward | near, being at, or belonging to the forepart |
| auspicious | showing or suggesting that future success is likely : propitious |
| decelerate | to reduce the speed of : slow down |
| aseptic | preventing infection |
| tedium | the quality or state of being tedious : tediousness |