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 |
|---|---|
| receptive | able or inclined to receive |
| perforate | to make a hole through |
| transpire | to take place : go on |
| metropolis | the chief or capital city of a country, state, or region |
| valedictory | of or relating to a valediction : expressing or containing a farewell |
| solace | to give comfort to in grief or misfortune : console |
| tyro | a beginner in learning : novice |
| amphitheater | an oval or circular building with rising tiers of seats ranged about an open space and used in ancient Rome especially for contests and spectacles |
| substantive | having substance : involving matters of major or practical importance to all concerned |
| infallible | incapable of error : unerring |