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 |
|---|---|
| incorporeal | not corporeal : having no material body or form |
| peremptory | putting an end to or precluding a right of action, debate, or delay |
| perspicacious | of acute mental vision or discernment : keen |
| superimpose | to place or lay over or above something |
| skulk | to move in a stealthy or furtive manner |
| throb | to pulsate or pound with abnormal force or rapidity |
| pulchritude | physical comeliness |
| unassuaged | not quenched, eased, or satisfied : not assuaged |
| propulsive | tending or having power to propel |
| grotesque | a style of decorative art characterized by fanciful or fantastic human and animal forms often interwoven with foliage or similar figures that may distort the natural into absurdity, ugliness, or caricature |