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 |
|---|---|
| foreboding | the act of one who forebodes |
| vivid | very strong : very high in chroma |
| unprecedented | having no precedent : novel |
| peremptory | putting an end to or precluding a right of action, debate, or delay |
| staid | marked by settled sedateness and often prim self-restraint : sober |
| euphoria | a feeling of well-being or elation |
| perversion | the action of perverting : the condition of being perverted |
| condescend | to assume an air of superiority |
| bar | a straight piece (as of wood or metal) that is longer than it is wide and has any of various uses (as for a lever, support, barrier, or fastening) |
| approbation | commendation |