GRE Word List
UNPRECEDENTED
having no precedent : novel
The meaning of the word unprecedented is having no precedent : novel.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| quisling | traitor |
| aphorism | a concise statement of a principle |
| dowse | to plunge into water |
| incarcerate | to put in prison |
| flotsam | floating wreckage of a ship or its cargo |
| cede | to yield or grant typically by treaty |
| accede | to express approval or give consent : to agree to a request or demand |
| irreparable | not reparable : irremediable |
| seine | a large net with sinkers on one edge and floats on the other that hangs vertically in the water and is used to enclose and catch fish when its ends are pulled together or are drawn ashore |
| impolitic | not politic : unwise |