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 |
|---|---|
| objective | expressing or dealing with facts or conditions as perceived without distortion by personal feelings, prejudices, or interpretations |
| nefarious | flagrantly wicked or impious : evil |
| fusion | the act or process of liquefying or rendering plastic by heat |
| pandemic | occurring over a wide geographic area (such as multiple countries or continents) and typically affecting a significant proportion of the population |
| remission | the act or process of remitting |
| compulsive | having power to compel |
| holocaust | a sacrifice (see sacrifice |
| hallowed | holy |
| spartan | a native or inhabitant of ancient Sparta |
| distant | separated in space : away |