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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WordMeaning
meddlesomegiven to meddling
skulkto move in a stealthy or furtive manner
decorumliterary and dramatic propriety : fitness
receptiveable or inclined to receive
fraughtfull of or accompanied by something specified
invoketo petition for help or support
badgerany of various burrowing mammals (especially Taxidea taxus and Meles meles) of the weasel family that are widely distributed in the northern hemisphere
exemptfree or released from some liability or requirement to which others are subject
jabto pierce or prod (someone or something) with or as if with a pointed object
pronouncedstrongly marked : decided