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 |
|---|---|
| straggle | to wander from the direct course or way : rove |
| dichotomy | a division into two especially mutually exclusive or contradictory groups or entities |
| unassuaged | not quenched, eased, or satisfied : not assuaged |
| quarry | game |
| musky | having an odor of or resembling musk |
| haughtiness | blatantly and disdainfully proud : having or showing an attitude of superiority and contempt for people or things perceived to be inferior |
| brink | edge |
| deserts | arid land with usually sparse vegetation |
| apparent | open to view : visible |
| lilliputian | of, relating to, or characteristic of the Lilliputians or the island of Lilliput |