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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| discrete | constituting a separate entity : individually distinct |
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| appease | pacify |
| subversive | the act of subverting : the state of being subverted |
| surfeit | an overabundant supply : excess |
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