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 |
|---|---|
| remit | to lay aside (a mood or disposition) partly or wholly |
| prolixity | unduly prolonged or drawn out : too long |
| contempt | the act of despising : the state of mind of one who despises : disdain |
| prestige | standing or estimation in the eyes of people : weight or credit in general opinion |
| parched | deprived of natural moisture |
| queer | differing in some way from what is usual or normal : odd |
| rusticate | to go into or reside in the country : follow a rustic life |
| lace | to draw together the edges of by or as if by a lace passed through eyelets |
| glossy | having a surface luster or brightness |
| craven | lacking the least bit of courage : contemptibly fainthearted |