GRE Word List
UNPRECEDENTED
having no precedent : novel
The meaning of the word unprecedented is having no precedent : novel.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| satiate | filled to satiety |
| claustrophobia | abnormal dread of being in closed or narrow spaces |
| alchemy | a medieval chemical science and speculative philosophy aiming to achieve the transmutation of the base metals into gold, the discovery of a universal cure for disease, and the discovery of a means of indefinitely prolonging life |
| artery | any of the tubular branching muscular- and elastic-walled vessels that carry blood from the heart through the body |
| quarantine | a period of 40 days |
| propitiate | to gain or regain the favor or goodwill of : appease |
| insidious | having a gradual and cumulative effect : subtle |
| boisterous | noisily turbulent : rowdy |
| hazardous | involving or exposing one to risk (as of loss or harm) |
| strut | to become turgid : swell |