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
poulticea soft usually heated and sometimes medicated mass spread on cloth and applied to sores or other lesions
embedto enclose closely in or as if in a matrix
compensatoryto be equivalent to : counterbalance
transitiona change or shift from one state, subject, place, etc. to another
reminiscenceapprehension of a Platonic idea as if it had been known in a previous existence
execrabledeserving to be execrated : detestable
conveyancethe action of conveying
surfeitan overabundant supply : excess
frigidintensely cold
sluran insulting or disparaging remark or innuendo : aspersion