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 |
|---|---|
| disapprobation | the act or state of disapproving : the state of being disapproved : condemnation |
| tactile | perceptible by touch : tangible |
| arboretum | a place where trees, shrubs, and herbaceous plants are cultivated for scientific and educational purposes |
| doom | a law or ordinance especially in Anglo-Saxon England |
| figurative | representing by a figure or resemblance : emblematic |
| gangrene | local death of soft tissues due to loss of blood supply |
| sneak | to go stealthily or furtively : slink |
| permeable | capable of being permeated : penetrable |
| annul | to declare or make legally invalid or void |
| blare | to sound loud and strident |