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 |
|---|---|
| suavity | smoothly though often superficially gracious and sophisticated |
| epilogue | a concluding section that rounds out the design of a literary work |
| indefatigable | incapable of being fatigued : untiring |
| libel | a written statement in which a plaintiff in certain courts sets forth the cause of action or the relief sought |
| corrode | to eat away by degrees as if by gnawing |
| indecision | a wavering between two or more possible courses of action : irresolution |
| license | permission to act |
| faculty | ability |
| hackles | one of the long narrow feathers on the neck or saddle of a bird |
| seasonal | of, relating to, or varying in occurrence according to the season |