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 |
|---|---|
| converge | to tend or move toward one point or one another : come together : meet |
| disavowal | to deny responsibility for : repudiate |
| sear | being dried and withered |
| throng | a multitude of assembled persons |
| studied | carefully considered or prepared : thoughtful |
| waver | to vacillate irresolutely between choices : fluctuate in opinion, allegiance, or direction |
| recount | to relate in detail : narrate |
| impetuous | marked by impulsive vehemence or passion |
| brink | edge |
| espionage | the practice of spying or using spies to obtain information about the plans and activities especially of a foreign government or a competing company |