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 |
|---|---|
| cerebral | of or relating to the brain or the intellect |
| quibble | to evade the point of an argument by caviling about words |
| quip | a clever usually taunting remark : gibe |
| traduce | to expose to shame or blame by means of falsehood and misrepresentation |
| chary | discreetly cautious: such as |
| rendition | the act or result of rendering something: such as |
| salacious | arousing or appealing to sexual desire or imagination |
| libido | instinctual psychic energy that in psychoanalytic theory is derived from primitive biological urges (as for sexual pleasure or self-preservation) and that is expressed in conscious activity |
| motility | the quality or state of being motile : capability of movement |
| devolve | to pass on (something, such as responsibility, rights, or powers) from one person or entity to another |