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.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| esoteric | designed for or understood by the specially initiated alone |
| beatific | of, possessing, or imparting beatitude |
| pariah | a member of a low caste of southern India |
| license | permission to act |
| inebriate | one who is drunk |
| exchequer | a department or office of state in medieval England charged with the collection and management of the royal revenue and judicial determination of all revenue causes |
| touching | capable of arousing emotions of tenderness or compassion |
| sedentary | not migratory : settled |
| frisk | to search (a person) for something (such as a concealed weapon) by running the hand rapidly over the clothing and through the pockets |
| standstill | a state characterized by absence of motion or of progress : stop |