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 |
|---|---|
| sophistry | subtly deceptive reasoning or argumentation |
| unearthly | not earthly: such as |
| swathe | a band used in swathing |
| acclivity | an ascending slope (as of a hill) |
| pious | marked by or showing reverence for deity and devotion to divine worship |
| invert | to reverse in position, order, or relationship |
| stringent | tight |
| shyster | a person who is professionally unscrupulous especially in the practice of law or politics : pettifogger |
| placid | serenely free of interruption or disturbance |
| stump | the basal portion of a bodily part remaining after the rest is removed |