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 |
|---|---|
| shack | hut |
| taxonomist | the study of the general principles of scientific classification : systematics |
| holocaust | a sacrifice (see sacrifice |
| roster | a roll or list of personnel |
| flamboyant | marked by or given to strikingly elaborate or colorful display or behavior |
| verbose | containing more words than necessary : wordy |
| surreptitious | done, made, or acquired by stealth : clandestine |
| mortician | undertaker |
| itinerant | traveling from place to place |
| touchstone | a fundamental or quintessential part or feature : basis |