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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WordMeaning
distinctdistinguishable to the eye or mind as being discrete (see discrete
maimto mutilate, disfigure, or wound seriously
hostagea person held by one party in a conflict as a pledge pending the fulfillment of an agreement
vulgarlacking in cultivation, perception, or taste : coarse
antecedeprecede
tawnyof the color tawny
garishclothed in vivid colors
appreciateto grasp the nature, worth, quality, or significance of
parishthe ecclesiastical unit of area committed to one pastor
vilemorally despicable or abhorrent