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
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| flamboyant | marked by or given to strikingly elaborate or colorful display or behavior |
| sage | one (such as a profound philosopher) distinguished for wisdom |
| temerity | unreasonable or foolhardy contempt of danger or opposition : rashness |
| rift | fissure |
| monetary | of or relating to money or to the mechanisms by which it is supplied to and circulates in the economy |
| recital | a detailed account : enumeration |
| scrutinize | to examine closely and minutely |
| requite | to make return for : repay |
| memorial | serving to preserve remembrance : commemorative |
| constraint | the act of constraining |