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 |
|---|---|
| discombobulated | characterized by confusion or disorder |
| aegis | a shield or breastplate emblematic of majesty that was associated with Zeus and Athena |
| menial | a person doing menial work |
| generic | relating to or characteristic of a whole group or class : general |
| gawk | a clumsy stupid person : lout |
| migratory | of, relating to, or characterized by migration |
| marked | having an identifying mark |
| anvil | a heavy usually steel-faced iron block on which metal is shaped (as by hand hammering) |
| corollary | a proposition (see proposition |
| pestle | a usually club-shaped implement for pounding or grinding substances in a mortar see mortar illustration |