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 |
|---|---|
| manumit | to release from slavery |
| usurp | to seize and hold (office, place, functions, powers, etc.) in possession by force or without right |
| static | exerting force by reason of weight alone without motion |
| ramp | a sloping way or plane: such as |
| transpire | to take place : go on |
| colloquy | conversation |
| tact | a keen sense of what to do or say in order to maintain good relations with others or avoid offense |
| hap | happening |
| raze | to destroy to the ground : demolish |
| monotony | tedious sameness |