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 |
|---|---|
| peerless | matchless |
| impiety | the quality or state of being impious : irreverence |
| vicissitude | the quality or state of being changeable : mutability |
| facet | any of the definable aspects that make up a subject (as of contemplation) or an object (as of consideration) |
| palette | a thin oval or rectangular board or tablet that a painter holds and mixes pigments on |
| sylvan | one that frequents groves or woods |
| captious | marked by an often ill-natured inclination to stress faults and raise objections |
| compute | to determine especially by mathematical means |
| withstand | to stand up against : oppose with firm determination |
| polygamist | marriage in which a spouse of either sex may have more than one mate at the same time compare polyandry |