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 |
|---|---|
| festive | of, relating to, or suitable for a feast or festival |
| excoriate | to wear off the skin of : abrade |
| contention | a point advanced or maintained in a debate or argument |
| litany | a prayer consisting of a series of invocations and supplications by the leader with alternate responses by the congregation |
| anathema | someone or something intensely disliked or loathed |
| repeal | to rescind or annul by authoritative act |
| warranty | a real covenant binding the grantor of an estate and the grantor's heirs to warrant and defend the title |
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| conduit | a natural or artificial channel through which something (such as a fluid) is conveyed |
| plaudit | an act or round of applause |