GRE Word List

PRECEDENT

prior in time, order, arrangement, or significance

The meaning of the word precedent is prior in time, order, arrangement, or significance.

Random words

WordMeaning
banteringto speak to or address in a witty and teasing manner
implacablenot placable : not capable of being appeased, significantly changed, or mitigated
exposeto deprive of shelter, protection, or care : subject to risk from a harmful action or condition
reserveto hold in reserve : keep back
hubrisexaggerated pride or self-confidence
physiologicalof or relating to physiology
institutesomething that is instituted: such as
expungeto strike out, obliterate, or mark for deletion
assertto state or declare positively and often forcefully or aggressively
immobilitynot moving : motionless