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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| appropriate | especially suitable or compatible : fitting |
| mischief | a specific injury or damage attributed to a particular agent |
| alias | otherwise called : otherwise known as |
| sheathe | to put into or furnish with a sheath |
| eccentricity | the quality or state of being eccentric |
| diminution | the act, process, or an instance of becoming gradually less (as in size or importance) : the act, process, or an instance of diminishing : decrease |
| behemoth | a mighty animal described in Job 40:15–24 as an example of the power of God |
| cadaverous | of or relating to a corpse |
| moribund | being in the state of dying : approaching death |
| synthetic | relating to or involving synthesis : not analytic |