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 |
|---|---|
| partiality | the quality or state of being partial : bias |
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| tenure | the act, right, manner, or term of holding something (such as a landed property, a position, or an office) |
| exceptionable | being likely to cause objection : objectionable |
| conglomeration | the act of conglomerating : the state of being conglomerated |
| denounce | to pronounce especially publicly to be blameworthy or evil |
| indomitable | incapable of being subdued : unconquerable |
| conclave | a private meeting or secret assembly |
| insensible | incapable or bereft of feeling or sensation: such as |
| surmount | to prevail over : overcome |