GRE Word List
PRECEDENT
preceding (in time, rank, etc.)
The meaning of the word precedent is preceding (in time, rank, etc.).
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| vaporize | turn into vapor (steam, gas, fog, etc.) |
| sate | satisfy to the full; satisfy to excess; cloy |
| incipient | beginning; in an early stage |
| unequivocal | plain; clear; obvious |
| subsistence | existence; means of subsisting; means of support; livelihood; V. subsist: exist; maintain life (at a meager level) |
| patriarch | father and ruler of a family or tribe |
| stockade | wooden enclosure or pen; fixed line of posts used as defensive barrier |
| defer | give in respectfully; submit; delay till later; exempt temporarily; N. deferment; CF. show respect, comply with, courteous |
| pummel | pommel; beat or pound with fists |
| requisition | formal demand or request; Ex. requisition for more computing equipment; V. |
