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 |
|---|---|
| institutionalize | to make into an institution : give character of an institution to |
| introvert | a person whose personality is characterized by introversion : a typically reserved or quiet person who tends to be introspective and enjoys spending time alone |
| colossus | a statue of gigantic size and proportions |
| apparent | open to view : visible |
| foreshadow | to represent, indicate, or typify beforehand : prefigure |
| anthropologist | the science of human beings |
| bog | wet spongy ground |
| innuendo | an oblique allusion : hint |
| camp | a place usually away from urban areas where tents or simple buildings (such as cabins) are erected for shelter or for temporary residence (as for laborers, prisoners, or vacationers) |
| colloquial | used in or characteristic of familiar and informal conversation |