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
emendto correct usually by textual alterations
adhereto hold fast or stick by or as if by gluing, suction, grasping, or fusing
litheeasily bent or flexed
transientpassing especially quickly into and out of existence : transitory
rambleto move aimlessly from place to place
awla pointed tool for marking surfaces or piercing small holes (as in leather or wood)
defunctno longer living, existing, or functioning
deposeto remove from a throne or other high position
recipientone that receives : receiver
awean emotion variously combining dread, veneration, and wonder that is inspired by authority or by the sacred or sublime