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 |
|---|---|
| harry | to make a pillaging or destructive raid on : assault |
| touchstone | a fundamental or quintessential part or feature : basis |
| uncanny | seeming to have a supernatural character or origin : eerie |
| partiality | the quality or state of being partial : bias |
| badinage | playful repartee : banter |
| ductile | capable of being drawn out (see draw |
| ominous | being or exhibiting an omen : portentous |
| polar | of or relating to a geographic pole or the region around it |
| reconnaissance | a preliminary survey to gain information |
| query | question |