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 |
|---|---|
| execrable | deserving to be execrated : detestable |
| antecedents | a substantive word, phrase, or clause whose denotation is referred to by a pronoun that typically follows the substantive (such as John in "Mary saw John and called to him") |
| friction | the rubbing of one body against another |
| concordat | compact |
| stricture | an abnormal narrowing of a bodily passage |
| pessimism | an inclination to emphasize adverse aspects, conditions, and possibilities or to expect the worst possible outcome |
| debris | the remains of something broken down or destroyed |
| narrative | something that is narrated : story |
| regent | a person who governs a kingdom in the minority, absence, or disability of the sovereign |
| contempt | the act of despising : the state of mind of one who despises : disdain |