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 |
|---|---|
| oblivion | the fact or condition of not remembering : a state marked by lack of awareness or consciousness |
| endemic | belonging or native to a particular people or country |
| verisimilitude | the quality or state of being verisimilar |
| anthology | a collection of selected literary pieces or passages or works of art or music |
| rendezvous | a place appointed for assembling or meeting |
| antecede | precede |
| bliss | complete happiness |
| compassion | sympathetic consciousness of others' distress together with a desire to alleviate it |
| altruistic | relating to or given to altruism: |
| askance | with disapproval or distrust : scornfully |