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 |
|---|---|
| tatter | to make ragged |
| animosity | a strong feeling of dislike or hatred : ill will or resentment tending toward active hostility : an antagonistic attitude |
| suspend | to debar temporarily especially from a privilege, office, or function |
| trample | tramp |
| embargo | an order of a government prohibiting the departure of commercial ships from its ports |
| rift | fissure |
| antidote | a remedy to counteract the effects of poison |
| cite | to call upon officially or authoritatively to appear (as before a court) |
| funereal | of or relating to a funeral |
| rip | to tear or split apart or open |