GRE Word List
PRECIPITATE
to throw violently : hurl
The meaning of the word precipitate is to throw violently : hurl.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| generic | relating to or characteristic of a whole group or class : general |
| recondite | difficult or impossible for one of ordinary understanding or knowledge to comprehend : deep |
| mode | an arrangement of the eight diatonic notes or tones of an octave according to one of several fixed schemes of their intervals (see interval |
| reticent | inclined to be silent or uncommunicative in speech : reserved |
| cognate | of the same or similar nature : generically alike |
| seminary | an environment in which something originates and from which it is propagated |
| dossier | a file containing detailed records on a particular person or subject |
| archaeology | the scientific study of material remains (such as tools, pottery, jewelry, stone walls, and monuments) of past human life and activities |
| suavity | smoothly though often superficially gracious and sophisticated |
| grotesque | a style of decorative art characterized by fanciful or fantastic human and animal forms often interwoven with foliage or similar figures that may distort the natural into absurdity, ugliness, or caricature |