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 |
|---|---|
| impromptu | made, done, or formed on or as if on the spur of the moment : improvised |
| inimical | being adverse often by reason of hostility or malevolence |
| champion | a winner of first prize or first place in competition |
| erroneous | containing or characterized by error : mistaken |
| incredulous | unwilling to admit or accept what is offered as true : not credulous : skeptical |
| defoliate | to deprive of leaves especially prematurely |
| bombast | pretentious inflated speech or writing |
| verisimilar | having the appearance of truth : probable |
| forbearance | a refraining from the enforcement of something (such as a debt, right, or obligation) that is due |
| acquittal | a setting free from the charge of an offense by verdict, sentence, or other legal process |