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
anointto smear or rub with oil or an oily substance
congealto change from a fluid to a solid state by or as if by cold
palettea thin oval or rectangular board or tablet that a painter holds and mixes pigments on
retractto draw back or in
antlerone of the paired deciduous solid bony processes that arise from the frontal bone on the head of an animal of the deer family
psychosomaticof, relating to, concerned with, or involving both mind and body
presagesomething that foreshadows or portends a future event : omen
depreciateto lower in honor or esteem
onomatopoeiathe naming of a thing or action by a vocal imitation of the sound associated with it (such as buzz, hiss)
gapeto open the mouth wide