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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WordMeaning
turbulencethe quality or state of being turbulent: such as
winsomegenerally pleasing and engaging often because of a childlike charm and innocence
throttleto compress the throat of : choke
impassivegiving no sign of feeling or emotion : expressionless
verbosecontaining more words than necessary : wordy
intuitionthe power or faculty of attaining to direct knowledge or cognition without evident rational thought and inference
torquea force that produces or tends to produce rotation or torsion
illuminateto supply or brighten with light
facultyability
sterilefailing to bear or incapable of producing fruit or spores