GRE Word List

UNPRECEDENTED

having no precedent : novel

The meaning of the word unprecedented is having no precedent : novel.

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WordMeaning
infringeto encroach upon in a way that violates law or the rights of another
repugnancethe quality or fact of being contradictory or inconsistent
facetany of the definable aspects that make up a subject (as of contemplation) or an object (as of consideration)
bourgeoisof, relating to, or characteristic of the social middle class
immolateto kill or destroy especially by fire
retrogradehaving or being motion in a direction contrary to that of the general motion of similar bodies and especially east to west among the stars
dauntto lessen the courage of : cow
wizenedto become dry, shrunken, and wrinkled often as a result of aging or of failing vitality
complementaryserving to fill out or complete
stanzaa division of a poem consisting of a series of lines arranged together in a usually recurring pattern of meter and rhyme : strophe