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 |
|---|---|
| altercation | a noisy, heated, angry dispute |
| browse | to eat (tender shoots, twigs, leaves of trees and shrubs, etc.) : to consume as browse (see browse |
| chasm | a deep cleft in the surface of a planet (such as the earth) : gorge |
| trinket | a small ornament (such as a jewel or ring) |
| brooch | an ornament that is held by a pin or clasp and is worn at or near the neck |
| mediate | occupying a middle position |
| fatuous | complacently or inanely foolish : silly |
| accede | to express approval or give consent : to agree to a request or demand |
| besiege | to surround with armed forces |
| hostage | a person held by one party in a conflict as a pledge pending the fulfillment of an agreement |