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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WordMeaning
irremediablenot remediable
guiledeceitful cunning : duplicity
fretto eat or gnaw into : corrode
recumbentsuggestive of repose : leaning
blowhardan arrogantly and pompously boastful or opinionated person : braggart
ballasta heavy substance (such as rocks or water) placed in such a way as to improve stability and control (as of the draft of a ship or the buoyancy of a balloon or submarine)
retrenchcut down
trilogya series of three dramas or literary works or sometimes three musical compositions that are closely related and develop a single theme
nemesisthe Greek goddess of retributive justice
evasivetending or intended to evade : equivocal