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 |
|---|---|
| junta | a council or committee for political or governmental purposes |
| artful | performed with or showing art or skill |
| artless | lacking art, knowledge, or skill : uncultured |
| meander | a winding path or course |
| sustenance | means of support, maintenance, or subsistence : living |
| render | to melt down |
| sublime | to cause to pass directly from the solid to the vapor state and condense back to solid form |
| perimeter | the boundary of a closed plane figure |
| brandish | to shake or wave (something, such as a weapon) menacingly |
| embark | to go on board a vehicle for transportation |