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 |
|---|---|
| diva | prima donna |
| rehabilitate | to restore to a former capacity : reinstate |
| dawdle | to spend time idly |
| figurative | representing by a figure or resemblance : emblematic |
| jubilation | an act of rejoicing : the state of being jubilant |
| knack | a special ready capacity that is hard to analyze or teach |
| fauna | animal life |
| libido | instinctual psychic energy that in psychoanalytic theory is derived from primitive biological urges (as for sexual pleasure or self-preservation) and that is expressed in conscious activity |
| rejuvenate | to make young or youthful again : give new vigor to |
| touching | capable of arousing emotions of tenderness or compassion |