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 |
|---|---|
| propellant | capable of propelling |
| quay | a structure built parallel to the bank of a waterway for use as a landing place |
| exempt | free or released from some liability or requirement to which others are subject |
| substantiate | to give substance or form to : embody |
| incredulity | the quality or state of being incredulous : disbelief |
| prostrate | stretched out with face on the ground in adoration or submission |
| gambol | to skip about in play : frisk |
| amoral | having or showing no concern about whether behavior is morally right or wrong |
| supplicate | to make a humble entreaty |
| beholden | being under obligation for a favor or gift : indebted |