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 |
|---|---|
| tacit | expressed or carried on without words or speech |
| irresolute | uncertain how to act or proceed : vacillating |
| tawdry | cheap and gaudy in appearance or quality |
| knit | to form by interlacing yarn or thread in a series of connected loops with needles |
| glacial | suggestive of ice: such as |
| metropolis | the chief or capital city of a country, state, or region |
| gruesome | inspiring horror or repulsion : grisly |
| irretrievable | not retrievable : impossible to regain or recover |
| billowing | wave |
| vapid | lacking flavor, zest, interest, animation, or spirit : flat |