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 |
|---|---|
| jostle | to come in contact or into collision |
| flourish | to grow luxuriantly : thrive |
| outskirts | a part remote from the center : border |
| defunct | no longer living, existing, or functioning |
| compendium | a brief summary of a larger work or of a field of knowledge : abstract |
| shed | to rid oneself of temporarily or permanently as superfluous or unwanted |
| substantive | having substance : involving matters of major or practical importance to all concerned |
| antecede | precede |
| atypical | not typical : irregular |
| gavel | rent or tribute in medieval England |