GRE Word List

PRECIPITOUS

precipitate

The meaning of the word precipitous is precipitate.

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WordMeaning
passepast one's prime
archetypethe original pattern or model of which all things of the same type are representations or copies : prototype
elopeto run away secretly with the intention of getting married usually without parental consent
embossto raise the surface of into bosses
sledgesledgehammer
protrudeto jut out from the surrounding surface or context
florescencea state or period of flourishing
doctrinairestubbornly or excessively devoted to a doctrine or theory without regard to practical considerations
harbingersomething that foreshadows a future event : something that gives an anticipatory sign of what is to come
solaceto give comfort to in grief or misfortune : console