GRE Word List
PRECIPITOUS
precipitate
The meaning of the word precipitous is precipitate.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| meddlesome | given to meddling |
| stereotype | to make a stereotype from |
| transcendental | transcendent |
| apothegm | a short, pithy, and instructive saying or formulation : aphorism |
| alchemy | a medieval chemical science and speculative philosophy aiming to achieve the transmutation of the base metals into gold, the discovery of a universal cure for disease, and the discovery of a means of indefinitely prolonging life |
| paradox | one (such as a person, situation, or action) having seemingly contradictory qualities or phases |
| antecede | precede |
| spasmodic | relating to or affected or characterized by spasm |
| lampoon | satire |
| deign | to condescend reluctantly and with a strong sense of the affront to one's superiority that is involved : stoop |