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 |
|---|---|
| anathema | someone or something intensely disliked or loathed |
| magnitude | great size or extent |
| syllogism | a deductive scheme of a formal argument consisting of a major and a minor premise and a conclusion (as in "every virtue is laudable; kindness is a virtue; therefore kindness is laudable") |
| languor | weakness or weariness of body or mind |
| exigency | that which is required in a particular situation |
| irrefutable | impossible to refute : incontrovertible |
| prim | to give a prim or demure expression to |
| negligence | the quality or state of being negligent |
| vernacular | using a language or dialect native to a region or country rather than a literary, cultured, or foreign language |
| zeal | eagerness and ardent interest in pursuit of something : fervor |