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 |
|---|---|
| bouillon | a clear seasoned soup made usually from lean beef |
| gloat | to observe or think about something with triumphant and often malicious satisfaction, gratification, or delight |
| furrow | a trench in the earth made by a plow |
| earmark | a mark of identification on the ear of an animal |
| braggart | a loud arrogant boaster |
| allude | to make indirect reference |
| diaphanous | characterized by such fineness of texture as to permit seeing through |
| syllogism | a deductive scheme of a formal argument consisting of a major and a minor premise and a conclusion (as in "every virtue is laudable; kindness is a virtue; therefore kindness is laudable") |
| amiss | in a mistaken way : wrongly |
| cordon | an ornamental cord or ribbon |