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
xenophobiafear and hatred of strangers or foreigners or of anything that is strange or foreign
cessationa temporary or final ceasing (as of action) : stop
rusticof, relating to, or suitable for the country : rural
interminablehaving or seeming to have no end
foregoto go before : precede
muddleto make turbid or muddy
exertionthe act or an instance of exerting
platitudethe quality or state of being dull or insipid
approbationcommendation
ingenuea naive girl or young woman