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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WordMeaning
vixena female fox
cavaliermarked by or given to offhand and often disdainful (see disdain
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contemptthe act of despising : the state of mind of one who despises : disdain
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hideousoffensive to the senses and especially to sight : exceedingly ugly
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composta mixture that consists largely of decayed organic matter and is used for fertilizing and conditioning land