GRE Word List
UNPRECEDENTED
having no precedent : novel
The meaning of the word unprecedented is having no precedent : novel.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| insomnia | prolonged and usually abnormal inability to get enough sleep especially due to trouble falling asleep or staying asleep |
| retract | to draw back or in |
| frieze | a heavy durable coarse wool and shoddy fabric with a rough surface |
| melee | a confused struggle |
| selective | of, relating to, or characterized by selection : selecting or tending to select |
| application | an act of applying: |
| tenacious | not easily pulled apart : cohesive |
| parry | to ward off a weapon or blow |
| limbo | an abode of souls that are according to Roman Catholic theology barred from heaven because of not having received Christian baptism |
| effrontery | shameless boldness : insolence |