GRE Word List

PRECIPITOUS

precipitate

The meaning of the word precipitous is precipitate.

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touchymarked by readiness to take offense on slight provocation
subsumeto include or place within something larger or more comprehensive : encompass as a subordinate or component element
unanimitythe quality or state of being unanimous
cohereto hold together firmly as parts of the same mass
grouseany of various chiefly ground-dwelling birds (family Tetraonidae) that are usually of reddish-brown or other protective color and have feathered legs and that include many important game birds
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egotismexcessive use of the first person singular personal pronoun
diatribea bitter and abusive speech or piece of writing
swarthyof a dark color, complexion, or cast
denouementthe final outcome of the main dramatic complication in a literary work