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.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| blanch | to take the color out of |
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| nettle | any of a genus (Urtica of the family Urticaceae, the nettle family) of chiefly coarse herbs armed with stinging hairs |
| supple | compliant often to the point of obsequiousness |
| bulk | magnitude |
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| roseate | resembling a rose especially in color |
| gloss_over | explain away with the intention of deceiving or hiding faults |
| motto | a sentence, phrase, or word inscribed on something as appropriate to or indicative of its character or use |