GRE Word List

PRECIPICE

a very steep or overhanging place

The meaning of the word precipice is a very steep or overhanging place.

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audita formal examination of an organization's or individual's accounts or financial situation
expurgateto cleanse of something morally harmful, offensive, or erroneous
inhibitto prohibit from doing something
elaborateplanned or carried out with great care
presagesomething that foreshadows or portends a future event : omen
compulsivehaving power to compel
institutesomething that is instituted: such as
aegisa shield or breastplate emblematic of majesty that was associated with Zeus and Athena
dilateto become enlarged or widened
severitythe quality or state of being severe : the condition of being very bad, serious, unpleasant, or harsh