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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WordMeaning
indicessigns; indications; Ex. indices of a student's potential; CF. index: something that reveals or indicates; sign; Ex. cost-of-living index
mitigateto cause to become less harsh or hostile : mollify
creeda brief authoritative formula of religious belief
compunctionanxiety arising from awareness of guilt
prognosticateto foretell from signs or symptoms : predict
apparentopen to view : visible
calculatedapt
satellitea celestial body orbiting another of larger size
gargoylea spout in the form of a grotesque human or animal figure projecting from a roof gutter to throw rainwater clear of a building
superimposeto place or lay over or above something