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 |
|---|---|
| discrete | constituting a separate entity : individually distinct |
| tessellated | having a checkered appearance |
| healthy | enjoying good health |
| skimp | skimpy |
| primary | first in order of time or development : primitive |
| ungainly | lacking in smoothness or dexterity : clumsy |
| daub | to cover or coat with soft adhesive matter : plaster |
| hem | a border of a cloth article doubled back and stitched down |
| execute | to carry out fully : put completely into effect |
| dehydrate | to remove bound water or hydrogen and oxygen from (a chemical compound) in the proportion in which they form water |