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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personablepleasant or amiable in person : attractive
aggregateformed by the collection of units or particles into a body, mass, or amount : collective
reimburseto pay back to someone : repay
fuddlebooze
etymologythe history of a linguistic form (such as a word) shown by tracing its development since its earliest recorded occurrence in the language where it is found, by tracing its transmission from one language to another, by analyzing it into its component parts, by identifying its cognates in other languages, or by tracing it and its cognates to a common ancestral form in an ancestral language
composurea calmness or repose especially of mind, bearing, or appearance : self-possession
euthanasiathe act or practice of killing or permitting the death of hopelessly sick or injured individuals (such as persons or domestic animals) in a relatively painless way for reasons of mercy
paucitysmallness of number : fewness
antagonismopposition of a conflicting force, tendency, or principle
repletefully or abundantly provided or filled