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 |
|---|---|
| flay | to strip off the skin or surface of : skin |
| patronize | to act as patron of : provide aid or support for |
| prop | something that props or sustains : support |
| fulcrum | prop |
| brand | a charred piece of wood |
| idyll | a simple descriptive work in poetry or prose that deals with rustic life or pastoral scenes or suggests a mood of peace and contentment |
| pallid | deficient in color : wan |
| gamely | a physical or mental competition conducted according to rules with the participants in direct opposition to each other |
| shrivel | to draw into wrinkles especially with a loss of moisture |
| usury | the lending of money with an interest charge for its use |