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

WordMeaning
armadaa fleet of warships
concorda state of agreement : harmony
intellectthe power of knowing as distinguished from the power to feel and to will : the capacity for knowledge
regimeregimen
obeisancea movement of the body made in token of respect or submission : bow
retrenchcut down
grudgeto be unwilling to give or admit : give or allow reluctantly or resentfully
judicioushaving, exercising, or characterized by sound judgment
privationan act or instance of depriving : deprivation
symmetrybalanced proportions