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 |
|---|---|
| prominent | standing out or projecting beyond a surface or line : protuberant |
| cleft | a space or opening made by or as if by splitting : fissure |
| dissection | the act or process of dissecting : the state of being dissected |
| volatile | characterized by or subject to rapid or unexpected change |
| peer | one that is of equal standing with another : equal |
| emancipate | to free from restraint, control, or the power of another |
| plenary | complete in every respect : absolute |
| shed | to rid oneself of temporarily or permanently as superfluous or unwanted |
| graphite | a soft black lustrous form of carbon that conducts electricity and is used in lead pencils and electrolytic anodes, as a lubricant, and as a moderator in nuclear reactors |
| merger | the absorption of an estate, a contract, or an interest in another, of a minor offense in a greater, or of a cause of action into a judgment |