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.

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WordMeaning
incursiona hostile entrance into a territory : raid
infractionthe act of infringing : violation
intrepidcharacterized by resolute fearlessness, fortitude, and endurance
subsistencereal being : existence
belittleto speak slightingly of : disparage
debilitateto impair the strength of : enfeeble
severitythe quality or state of being severe : the condition of being very bad, serious, unpleasant, or harsh
supererogatoryobserved or performed to an extent not enjoined or required
dramaa composition (see composition
distinctionthe act of perceiving someone or something as being not the same and often treating as separate or different : the distinguishing of a difference