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 |
|---|---|
| preternatural | existing outside of nature |
| charisma | a personal magic of leadership arousing special popular loyalty or enthusiasm for a public figure (such as a political leader) |
| gruel | a thin porridge |
| gust | the sensation of taste |
| arroyo | a watercourse (such as a creek) in an arid region |
| vilify | to utter slanderous and abusive statements against : defame |
| spry | able to move quickly, easily, and lightly : nimble |
| gregarious | tending to associate with others of one's kind : social |
| sobriety | the quality or state of being sober |
| genealogy | an account of the descent of a person, family, or group from an ancestor or from older forms |