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 |
|---|---|
| imperil | to bring into peril : endanger |
| credence | mental acceptance as true or real |
| disingenuous | lacking in candor |
| thwart | to oppose successfully : defeat the hopes or aspirations of |
| zany | very eccentric (see eccentric |
| prance | to spring from the hind legs or move by so doing |
| confidential | marked by intimacy or willingness to confide |
| hallowed | holy |
| makeshift | a usually crude and temporary expedient : substitute |
| parable | a usually short fictitious story that illustrates a moral attitude or a religious principle |