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 |
|---|---|
| milieu | the physical or social setting in which something occurs or develops : environment |
| petty | having secondary rank or importance : minor |
| maculated | marked with spots : blotched |
| myopic | affected by myopia : of, relating to, or exhibiting myopia : nearsighted |
| scoff | an expression of scorn, derision, or contempt : gibe |
| insouciant | lighthearted unconcern : nonchalance |
| unsullied | not soiled or tarnished : not sullied |
| abnegation | denial |
| conviction | the act or process of finding a person guilty of a crime especially in a court of law |
| paradigm | example |