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 |
|---|---|
| significant | having meaning |
| beneficial | producing good results or helpful effects : conferring benefits (see benefit |
| sustenance | means of support, maintenance, or subsistence : living |
| grandiose | characterized by affectation of grandeur or splendor or by absurd exaggeration |
| figure | a number symbol : numeral |
| egotistical | characterized by egotism : having, showing, or arising from an exaggerated sense of self-importance |
| ballast | a 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) |
| plasticity | the quality or state of being plastic |
| pinnacle | an upright architectural member generally ending in a small spire and used especially in Gothic construction to give weight especially to a buttress |
| disparity | a noticeable and usually significant difference or dissimilarity |