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 |
|---|---|
| deference | respect and esteem due a superior or an elder |
| goad | to incite or rouse as if with a goad (see goad |
| adhere | to hold fast or stick by or as if by gluing, suction, grasping, or fusing |
| marred | to ruin or diminish the perfection or wholeness of : spoil |
| listless | characterized by lack of interest, energy, or spirit |
| consanguineous | of the same blood or origin |
| draught | a rough written version of something that is not yet in its final form; to write the first rough version of something such as a letter, speech, book or law; to choose people and send them somewhere for a special task |
| demure | reserved |
| effluvium | an invisible emanation |
| colander | a perforated utensil for washing or draining food |