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 |
|---|---|
| definitive | serving to provide a final solution or to end a situation |
| jovial | characterized by good-humored cheerfulness and conviviality : jolly |
| filing | an act or instance of using a file |
| terminal | leading ultimately to death : fatal |
| pachyderm | any of various nonruminant mammals (such as an elephant, a rhinoceros, or a hippopotamus) of a former group (Pachydermata) that have hooves or nails resembling hooves and usually thick skin |
| abolish | to end the observance or effect of (something, such as a law) : to completely do away with (something) : annul |
| urge | to present, advocate, or demand earnestly or pressingly |
| immolate | to kill or destroy especially by fire |
| discrepancy | the quality or state of disagreeing or being at variance |
| chore | the regular or daily light work of a household or farm |