GRE Word List
PRECIPITOUS
precipitate
The meaning of the word precipitous is precipitate.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| ghastly | terrifyingly horrible to the senses : frightening |
| stammer | to make involuntary stops and repetitions in speaking : stutter |
| ellipsis | the omission of one or more words that are obviously understood but that must be supplied to make a construction grammatically complete |
| abstract | disassociated from any specific instance |
| withhold | to hold back from action : check |
| jubilation | an act of rejoicing : the state of being jubilant |
| rile | to make agitated and angry : upset |
| taper | to become progressively smaller toward one end |
| sardonic | disdainfully or skeptically humorous : derisively mocking |
| scrimmage | a minor battle : skirmish |