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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| convoluted | having convolutions |
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| perdition | eternal damnation |
| hiatus | a break in or as if in a material object : gap |