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 |
|---|---|
| retard | to delay or impede the development or progress of : to slow up especially by preventing or hindering advance or accomplishment |
| indigence | a level of poverty in which real hardship and deprivation are suffered and comforts of life are wholly lacking |
| annals | a record of events arranged in yearly sequence |
| adverse | acting against or in a contrary direction : hostile |
| mediate | occupying a middle position |
| mischief | a specific injury or damage attributed to a particular agent |
| ecosystem | the complex of a community of organisms and its environment functioning as an ecological unit |
| actuarial | of or relating to actuaries |
| reputable | enjoying good repute : held in esteem |
| anachronism | an error in chronology |