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 |
|---|---|
| bound | fastened by or as if by a band : confined |
| sever | to put or keep apart : divide |
| excoriate | to wear off the skin of : abrade |
| gait | a manner of walking or moving on foot |
| tantalize | to tease or torment by or as if by presenting something desirable to the view but continually keeping it out of reach |
| attenuate | to lessen the amount, force, magnitude, or value of : weaken |
| dazzle | to lose clear vision especially from looking at bright light |
| glare | to shine with a harsh uncomfortably brilliant light |
| irksome | tending to irk : tedious |
| interim | an intervening time : interval |