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
unobtrusivenot obtrusive : not blatant, arresting, or aggressive : inconspicuous
laymana person who is not a member of the clergy
repudiateto refuse to accept
commemorateto call to remembrance
traduceto expose to shame or blame by means of falsehood and misrepresentation
franticemotionally out of control
hinterlandsa region lying inland from a coast
sullyto make soiled or tarnished : defile
apothecaryone who prepares and sells drugs or compounds for medicinal purposes
emasculateto deprive of strength, vigor, or spirit : weaken