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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| harrowing | acutely distressing or painful |
| incorrigible | incapable of being corrected or amended: such as |
| sear | being dried and withered |
| immobility | not moving : motionless |
| clipper | one that clips something |
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| bristle | a short stiff coarse hair or filament |
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| conspire | plot |
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