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
surlymenacing or threatening in appearance
garnishdecorate
conjureto charge or entreat earnestly or solemnly
illimitableincapable of being limited or bounded : measureless
satiricalof, relating to, or constituting satire
coalitionthe act of coalescing : union
premisea proposition antecedently supposed or proved as a basis of argument or inference
psychosisa serious mental illness (such as schizophrenia) characterized by defective or lost contact with reality often with hallucinations or delusions
codaa concluding musical section that is formally distinct from the main structure
testyeasily annoyed : irritable