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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WordMeaning
amityfriendship
dictuma noteworthy statement: such as
symbiosisthe living together in more or less intimate association or close union of two dissimilar organisms (as in parasitism or commensalism)
aridexcessively dry
missilecapable of being thrown or projected to strike a distant object
pertsaucily free and forward : flippantly cocky and assured
winceto shrink back involuntarily (as from pain) : flinch
frittera small mass of fried or sautéed batter often containing fruit or meat
impecunioushaving very little or no money usually habitually : penniless
dintforce