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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WordMeaning
circumventto manage to get around especially by ingenuity or stratagem
appraiseto set a value on : to estimate the amount of
schismdivision
impetuousmarked by impulsive vehemence or passion
resortone that affords aid or refuge : resource
berateto scold or condemn vehemently and at length
puzzleto offer or represent to (someone) a problem difficult to solve or a situation difficult to resolve : challenge mentally
suppressto put down by authority or force : subdue
sunderto break apart or in two : separate by or as if by violence or by intervening time or space
pertinaciousadhering resolutely to an opinion, purpose, or design