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
diminutionthe act, process, or an instance of becoming gradually less (as in size or importance) : the act, process, or an instance of diminishing : decrease
dolta stupid person
ironythe use of words to express something other than and especially the opposite of the literal meaning
pedigreea register recording a line of ancestors
farcestuff
shystera person who is professionally unscrupulous especially in the practice of law or politics : pettifogger
oblivionthe fact or condition of not remembering : a state marked by lack of awareness or consciousness
arroyoa watercourse (such as a creek) in an arid region
hysteriaa psychoneurosis marked by emotional excitability and disturbances of the psychogenic, sensory, vasomotor, and visceral (see visceral
expedientsuitable for achieving a particular end in a given circumstance