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 |
|---|---|
| marital | of or relating to marriage or the married state |
| extemporaneous | composed, performed, or uttered on the spur of the moment : impromptu |
| sublime | to cause to pass directly from the solid to the vapor state and condense back to solid form |
| pedigree | a register recording a line of ancestors |
| granary | a storehouse for threshed grain |
| talisman | an object held to act as a charm to avert evil and bring good fortune |
| bicameral | having, consisting of, or based on two legislative chambers (see chamber |
| innovation | a new idea, method, or device : novelty |
| induce | to move by persuasion or influence |
| cadet | a younger brother or son |