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 |
|---|---|
| besmirch | to cause harm or damage to the purity, luster, or beauty of (something) : sully |
| preponderance | a superiority in weight, power, importance, or strength |
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| carefree | free from care: such as |
| slither | to slide on or as if on a loose gravelly surface |
| smother | to kill by depriving of air |
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| jargon | the technical terminology or characteristic idiom of a special activity or group |
| gusty | the sensation of taste |
| serpentine | of or resembling a serpent (as in form or movement) |