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 |
|---|---|
| distinct | distinguishable to the eye or mind as being discrete (see discrete |
| maim | to mutilate, disfigure, or wound seriously |
| hostage | a person held by one party in a conflict as a pledge pending the fulfillment of an agreement |
| vulgar | lacking in cultivation, perception, or taste : coarse |
| antecede | precede |
| tawny | of the color tawny |
| garish | clothed in vivid colors |
| appreciate | to grasp the nature, worth, quality, or significance of |
| parish | the ecclesiastical unit of area committed to one pastor |
| vile | morally despicable or abhorrent |