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 |
|---|---|
| saturnine | born under or influenced astrologically by the planet Saturn |
| feral | of, relating to, or suggestive of a wild beast |
| beneficent | doing or producing good |
| desiccate | to dry up |
| glamor | an exciting and often illusory and romantic attractiveness |
| purse | a small bag for money |
| sentinel | sentry |
| painstaking | taking pains : expending, showing, or involving diligent care and effort |
| whorl | a drum-shaped section on the lower part of a spindle in spinning or weaving machinery serving as a pulley for the tape drive that rotates the spindle |
| fuss: | trouble or worry over trifles; make nervous; pay too much attention to; N: needless concern or worry (about a trivial thing); anxious nervous condition; display of attention; Ex. make a fuss over the baby |