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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| inimical | being adverse often by reason of hostility or malevolence |
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| gregarious | tending to associate with others of one's kind : social |
| ubiquitous | existing or being everywhere at the same time : constantly encountered : widespread |
| limp | to walk lamely |
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| credence | mental acceptance as true or real |
| excerpt | a passage (as from a book or musical composition) selected, performed, or copied : extract |