GRE Word List
PRECIPICE
a very steep or overhanging place
The meaning of the word precipice is a very steep or overhanging place.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| unwarranted | lacking adequate or official support : not warranted : unjustified |
| vie | to strive for superiority : contend |
| indices | signs; indications; Ex. indices of a student's potential; CF. index: something that reveals or indicates; sign; Ex. cost-of-living index |
| prate | to talk long and idly : chatter |
| dire | exciting horror |
| jingoist | extreme chauvinism or nationalism marked especially by a belligerent foreign policy |
| merit | a praiseworthy quality : virtue |
| submerge | to put under water |
| solder | a metal or metallic alloy used when melted to join metallic surfaces |
| ductile | capable of being drawn out (see draw |