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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| malaise | an indefinite feeling of debility or lack of health often indicative of or accompanying the onset of an illness |
| quorum | a select group |
| morbid | of, relating to, or characteristic of disease |
| posterity | the offspring of one progenitor to the furthest generation |
| rendition | the act or result of rendering something: such as |
| awl | a pointed tool for marking surfaces or piercing small holes (as in leather or wood) |
| wrath | strong vengeful anger or indignation |
| odoriferous | yielding an odor : odorous |
| intimidate | to make timid or fearful : frighten |
| carousal | a wild, drunken party or celebration : a drunken revel : carouse |