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 |
|---|---|
| vindicate | to free from allegation or blame |
| livid | discolored by bruising : black-and-blue |
| veto | an authoritative prohibition : interdiction |
| subsequent | following in time, order, or place |
| puerile | juvenile |
| errant | behaving wrongly |
| monarchy | undivided rule or absolute sovereignty by a single person |
| parquet | to furnish with a floor of parquet |
| alluvial | relating to, composed of, or found in alluvium |
| merit | a praiseworthy quality : virtue |