GRE Word List
PRECIPITOUS
precipitate
The meaning of the word precipitous is precipitate.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| reminiscence | apprehension of a Platonic idea as if it had been known in a previous existence |
| saturnine | born under or influenced astrologically by the planet Saturn |
| extradition | the surrender of an alleged criminal usually under the provisions of a treaty or statute by one authority (such as a state) to another having jurisdiction to try the charge |
| convention | agreement |
| predetermine | foreordain |
| shed | to rid oneself of temporarily or permanently as superfluous or unwanted |
| unassuaged | not quenched, eased, or satisfied : not assuaged |
| maroon | a dark red |
| smolder | to burn sluggishly, without flame, and often with much smoke |
| corollary | a proposition (see proposition |