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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phariseea member of a Jewish sect of the intertestamental period noted for strict observance of rites and ceremonies of the written law and for insistence on the validity of their own oral traditions concerning the law
accompliceone associated with another especially in wrongdoing
mercurialof, relating to, or born under the planet Mercury
tendentiousmarked by a tendency in favor of a particular point of view : biased
forlornbereft
regattaa rowing, speedboat, or sailing race or a series of such races
annealto heat and then cool (a material, such as steel or glass) usually for softening and making less brittle
meddlesomegiven to meddling
circumscribeto constrict (see constrict
reconditedifficult or impossible for one of ordinary understanding or knowledge to comprehend : deep