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
discombobulatedcharacterized by confusion or disorder
aegisa shield or breastplate emblematic of majesty that was associated with Zeus and Athena
meniala person doing menial work
genericrelating to or characteristic of a whole group or class : general
gawka clumsy stupid person : lout
migratoryof, relating to, or characterized by migration
markedhaving an identifying mark
anvila heavy usually steel-faced iron block on which metal is shaped (as by hand hammering)
corollarya proposition (see proposition
pestlea usually club-shaped implement for pounding or grinding substances in a mortar see mortar illustration