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 |
|---|---|
| embark | to go on board a vehicle for transportation |
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| brindled | having obscure dark streaks or flecks on a usually gray or tawny ground |
| implicate | to bring into intimate or incriminating connection |
| partial | of or relating to a part rather than the whole : not general or total |
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| uncouth | awkward and uncultivated in appearance, manner, or behavior : rude |
| vituperative | uttering or given to censure : containing or characterized by verbal abuse |
| impertinent | given to or characterized by insolent rudeness |
| gruesome | inspiring horror or repulsion : grisly |