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 |
|---|---|
| recant | to withdraw or repudiate (a statement or belief) formally and publicly : renounce |
| industrious | constantly, regularly, or habitually active or occupied : diligent |
| innate | existing in, belonging to, or determined by factors present in an individual from birth : native |
| casual | subject to, resulting from, or occurring by chance |
| propagate | to cause to continue or increase by sexual or asexual reproduction |
| exult | to be extremely joyful : rejoice |
| perfunctory | characterized by routine or superficiality : mechanical |
| corpulent | having a large bulky body : obese |
| epoch | an event or a time marked by an event that begins a new period or development |
| explicit | fully revealed or expressed without vagueness, implication, or ambiguity : leaving no question as to meaning or intent |