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 |
|---|---|
| ambience | a feeling or mood associated with a particular place, person, or thing : atmosphere |
| array | to dress or decorate especially in splendid or impressive attire : adorn |
| bland | smooth and soothing in manner or quality |
| compromise | settlement of differences by arbitration or by consent reached by mutual concessions |
| pose | to set forth or offer for attention or consideration |
| malignant | tending to produce death or deterioration |
| discursive | moving from topic to topic without order : rambling |
| refectory | a dining hall (as in a monastery or college) |
| castigation | to subject to severe punishment, reproof, or criticism |
| knell | a stroke or sound of a bell especially when rung slowly (as for a death, funeral, or disaster) |