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 |
|---|---|
| existential | of, relating to, or affirming existence |
| aquiline | curving like an eagle's beak |
| anachronism | an error in chronology |
| serendipity | the faculty or phenomenon of finding valuable or agreeable things not sought for |
| avid | characterized by enthusiasm and vigorous pursuit : very eager and enthusiastic |
| droll | having a humorous, whimsical, or odd quality |
| quash | to suppress or extinguish summarily and completely |
| terminus | either end of a transportation line or travel route |
| puissant | having puissance : powerful |
| prostrate | stretched out with face on the ground in adoration or submission |