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 |
|---|---|
| avert | to turn away or aside (the eyes, one's gaze, etc.) in avoidance |
| propitiate | to gain or regain the favor or goodwill of : appease |
| prey | an animal taken by a predator as food |
| provender | dry food for domestic animals : feed |
| assay | to analyze (something, such as an ore) for one or more specific components |
| prophylactic | guarding from or preventing the spread or occurrence of disease or infection |
| versatile | embracing a variety of subjects, fields, or skills |
| imprecation | curse |
| determinate | having defined limits |
| simile | a figure of speech comparing two unlike things that is often introduced by like or as (as in cheeks like roses) compare metaphor |