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 |
|---|---|
| stickler | one who insists on exactness or completeness in the observance of something |
| acoustics | a science that deals with the production, control, transmission, reception, and effects of sound |
| imperial | of, relating to, befitting, or suggestive of an empire or an emperor |
| irrevocable | not possible to revoke : unalterable |
| incorrigible | incapable of being corrected or amended: such as |
| incumbent | the holder of an office or ecclesiastical benefice |
| cede | to yield or grant typically by treaty |
| hurl | rush |
| conservatory | a greenhouse for growing or displaying plants |
| meditation | a discourse intended to express its author's reflections or to guide others in contemplation |