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 |
|---|---|
| rave | to talk irrationally in or as if in delirium |
| celibate | of, relating to, or characterized by celibacy: |
| dabble | to work or involve oneself superficially or intermittently especially in a secondary activity or interest |
| overwrought | extremely excited : agitated |
| caldron | a large kettle or boiler |
| virile | having traditionally masculine traits especially to a marked degree |
| encircle | to form a circle around : surround |
| humor | that quality which appeals to a sense of the ludicrous or absurdly incongruous : a funny or amusing quality |
| pestle | a usually club-shaped implement for pounding or grinding substances in a mortar see mortar illustration |
| ransack | to look through thoroughly in often a rough way |