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

WordMeaning
amphitheateran oval or circular building with rising tiers of seats ranged about an open space and used in ancient Rome especially for contests and spectacles
outlawa person excluded from the benefit or protection of the law
floutto treat with contemptuous disregard : scorn
nostalgiaa wistful or excessively sentimental yearning for return to or of some past period or irrecoverable condition
elegya poem in elegiac couplets
crotchetygiven to crotchets (see crotchet
embroilto throw into disorder or confusion
mustyimpaired by damp or mildew : moldy
ramifyto split up into branches or constituent parts
augurydivination from auspices (see auspice