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 |
|---|---|
| smother | to kill by depriving of air |
| epicure | one with sensitive and discriminating tastes especially in food or wine |
| compunction | anxiety arising from awareness of guilt |
| garner | to gather into storage |
| legato | in a manner that is smooth and connected (as between successive tones) |
| innuendo | an oblique allusion : hint |
| redundant | exceeding what is necessary or normal : superfluous |
| solvent | able to pay all legal debts |
| impel | to urge or drive forward or on by or as if by the exertion of strong moral pressure : force |
| epic | a long narrative poem in elevated style recounting the deeds of a legendary or historical hero |