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 |
|---|---|
| dire | exciting horror |
| illusory | based on or producing illusion : deceptive |
| opaque | blocking the passage of radiant energy and especially light : exhibiting opacity (see opacity |
| noisome | noxious |
| slew | a large number |
| cohere | to hold together firmly as parts of the same mass |
| delude | to mislead the mind or judgment of : deceive |
| overt | open to view : manifest |
| hoax | to trick into believing or accepting as genuine something false and often preposterous |
| parasite | an organism living in, on, or with another organism in order to obtain nutrients, grow, or multiply often in a state that directly or indirectly harms the host (see host |