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ENG COMP: Vocab 2-1
Vocabulary List 2
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| concourse | a running or flowing together; a large open area, as in a building, where crowds gather or pass through; a broad thoroughfare |
| concurrent | running together, in a sense of occurring at the same time; acting together or cooperating |
| courier | originally, a messenger who ran with an urgent message; any person, agency, or service that carries mail; a tour guide |
| cursory | running over quickly with little attention to detail; hasty or superficial |
| discursive | running or wandering from topic to topic; rambling or digressive |
| incur | literally, to run toward, and thus to bring (something bad) upon oneself; to become liable or subject |
| incursion | a running into, and thus a sudden (brief) raid or invasion |
| precursor | a person or event that runs before; a forerunner, harbinger, or predecessor |
| recurrent | running back, and thus returning again and again; intermittent |
| toxic | relating to or caused by a toxin or poison; poisonous |