GRE Word List
PRECIPITOUS
precipitate
The meaning of the word precipitous is precipitate.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| wily | full of wiles : crafty |
| fallacious | embodying a fallacy |
| posthumous | born after the death of the father |
| scowl | to contract the brow in an expression of displeasure |
| orthography | the art of writing words with the proper letters according to standard usage |
| vitriolic | bitterly harsh or caustic language or criticism |
| erotic | of, devoted to, or tending to arouse sexual love or desire |
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| suffuse | to spread over or through in the manner of fluid or light : flush |
| jurisdiction | the power, right, or authority to interpret and apply the law |