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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WordMeaning
embodyto give a body to (a spirit) : incarnate
siblingsib
genealogyan account of the descent of a person, family, or group from an ancestor or from older forms
undulatinghaving a wavy surface, edge, or markings
consternationamazement or dismay that hinders or throws into confusion
flaila hand threshing implement consisting of a wooden handle at the end of which a stouter and shorter stick is so hung as to swing freely
anathemasomeone or something intensely disliked or loathed
conclusiveof, relating to, or being a conclusion
hazymade dim or cloudy by or as if by fine dust, smoke, or light vapor in the air : obscured by or as if by haze (see haze
equilibriuma state of intellectual or emotional balance : poise