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 |
|---|---|
| effluvium | an invisible emanation |
| provenance | origin |
| fancy | to have a fancy (see fancy |
| calligraphy | artistic, stylized, or elegant handwriting or lettering |
| exude | to ooze out |
| simile | a figure of speech comparing two unlike things that is often introduced by like or as (as in cheeks like roses) compare metaphor |
| spontaneity | the quality or state of being spontaneous |
| viscous | having a thick or sticky consistency : viscid |
| equilibrium | a state of intellectual or emotional balance : poise |
| mortician | undertaker |