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 |
|---|---|
| incubate | to sit on (eggs) so as to hatch by the warmth of the body |
| paranoia | mental illness characterized by systematized delusions of persecution or grandeur usually without hallucinations |
| impassable | incapable of being passed, traveled, crossed, or surmounted |
| peruse | to examine or consider with attention and in detail : study |
| repine | to feel or express dejection or discontent : complain |
| innovation | a new idea, method, or device : novelty |
| predetermine | foreordain |
| gobble | to swallow or eat greedily |
| blandishment | something that tends to coax or cajole : allurement |
| trough | a long shallow often V-shaped receptacle for the drinking water or feed of domestic animals |