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 |
|---|---|
| intoxicate | to excite or stupefy by alcohol or a drug especially to the point where physical and mental control is markedly diminished |
| unassuming | not assuming : modest |
| plebeian | a member of the Roman plebs |
| tertiary | of third rank, importance, or value |
| stilted | pompous |
| compliant | ready or disposed to comply : submissive |
| sybarite | voluptuary |
| unwonted | being out of the ordinary : rare |
| forum | the marketplace or public place of an ancient Roman city forming the center of judicial and public business |
| rebus | a representation of words or syllables by pictures of objects or by symbols whose names resemble the intended words or syllables in sound |