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
portlydignified
markedhaving an identifying mark
prosperto succeed in an enterprise or activity
blasphemythe act of insulting or showing contempt or lack of reverence for God
vicariousexperienced or realized through imaginative or sympathetic participation in the experience of another
prosodythe study of versification
magnitudegreat size or extent
gregarioustending to associate with others of one's kind : social
ultimatuma final proposition, condition, or demand
quackto make the characteristic cry of a duck