GRE Word List
UNPRECEDENTED
having no precedent : novel
The meaning of the word unprecedented is having no precedent : novel.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| indices | signs; indications; Ex. indices of a student's potential; CF. index: something that reveals or indicates; sign; Ex. cost-of-living index |
| ruminate | to go over in the mind repeatedly and often casually or slowly |
| remission | the act or process of remitting |
| stench | stink |
| virtual | being such in essence or effect though not formally recognized or admitted |
| latch | to lay hold with or as if with the hands or arms |
| aerie | the nest of a bird on a cliff or a mountaintop |
| jaded | fatigued by overwork : exhausted |
| misconduct | mismanagement especially of governmental or military responsibilities |
| spectrum | a continuum of color formed when a beam of white light is dispersed (as by passage through a prism) so that its component wavelengths are arranged in order |