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 |
|---|---|
| defame | to harm the reputation of by communicating false statements about : to harm the reputation of by libel (see libel |
| taxonomist | the study of the general principles of scientific classification : systematics |
| plumb | a lead weight attached to a line and used to indicate a vertical direction |
| raucous | disagreeably harsh or strident : hoarse |
| makeshift | a usually crude and temporary expedient : substitute |
| dogmatic | characterized by or given to the expression of opinions very strongly or positively as if they were facts |
| overturn | to cause to turn over : upset |
| contrived | having an unnatural or false appearance or quality : artificial |
| supposititious | fraudulently substituted : spurious |
| forswear | to make a liar of (oneself) under or as if under oath |