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.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| navigable | deep enough and wide enough to afford passage to ships |
| torrent | a violent or forceful flow of fluid |
| malicious | having or showing a desire to cause harm to someone : given to, marked by, or arising from malice |
| matrimony | the state of being married : marriage |
| cursive | running |
| sluggish | averse to activity or exertion : indolent |
| blush | outward appearance : view |
| wax | a substance that is secreted by bees and is used by them for constructing the honeycomb, that is a dull yellow solid plastic when warm, and that is composed primarily of a mixture of esters, hydrocarbons, and fatty acids : beeswax |
| underhand | in a clandestine manner |
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