GRE Word List
UNPRECEDENTED
having no precedent : novel
The meaning of the word unprecedented is having no precedent : novel.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| conformity | correspondence in form, manner, or character : agreement |
| impassive | giving no sign of feeling or emotion : expressionless |
| substantive | having substance : involving matters of major or practical importance to all concerned |
| spat | squabble; minor dispute; minor quarrel |
| marsupial | any of an order (Marsupialia) of mammals comprising kangaroos, wombats, bandicoots, opossums, and related animals that do not develop a true placenta and that usually have a pouch on the abdomen of the female which covers the teats and serves to carry the young |
| infidel | one who is not a Christian or who opposes Christianity |
| supercilious | coolly and patronizingly haughty |
| prodigal | characterized by profuse or wasteful expenditure : lavish |
| fusion | the act or process of liquefying or rendering plastic by heat |
| tonsure | the Roman Catholic or Eastern rite of admission to the clerical state by the clipping or shaving of a portion of the head |