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 |
|---|---|
| incipient | beginning to come into being or to become apparent |
| abysmal | immeasurably low or wretched : extremely poor or bad |
| hurtle | to move rapidly or forcefully |
| discursive | moving from topic to topic without order : rambling |
| carnal | relating to or given to crude bodily pleasures and appetites |
| mutter | to utter sounds or words indistinctly or with a low voice and with the lips partly closed |
| jaunt | a usually short journey or excursion undertaken especially for pleasure |
| untoward | difficult to guide, manage, or work with : unruly |
| peruse | to examine or consider with attention and in detail : study |
| metropolis | the chief or capital city of a country, state, or region |