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
jettisonto get rid of as superfluous or encumbering : omit or forgo as part of a plan or as the result of some other decision
sapthe fluid part of a plant
enumerateto ascertain the number of : count
warrantedsanction
featurethe structure, form, or appearance especially of a person
mandatoryrequired by a law or rule : obligatory
sumptuousextremely costly, rich, luxurious, or magnificent
xenophobiafear and hatred of strangers or foreigners or of anything that is strange or foreign
axioma statement accepted as true as the basis for argument or inference : postulate
precipitantprecipitate