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 |
|---|---|
| munificent | very liberal in giving or bestowing (see bestow |
| accoutre | to provide with equipment or furnishings : outfit |
| welter | writhe |
| passive | acted upon by an external agency |
| shear | to cut off the hair from |
| amorous | strongly moved by love and especially sexual love |
| grievance | a cause of distress (such as an unsatisfactory working condition) felt to afford reason for complaint or resistance |
| laceration | the act of lacerating |
| enfranchise | to set free (as from slavery) |
| reprise | a musical repetition: |