GRE Word List
PRECIPITOUS
precipitate
The meaning of the word precipitous is precipitate.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| epithet | a characterizing word or phrase accompanying or occurring in place of the name of a person or thing |
| repel | to drive back : repulse |
| impetus | a driving force : impulse |
| flout | to treat with contemptuous disregard : scorn |
| pecuniary | consisting of or measured in money |
| gouge | a chisel with a concavo-convex cross section |
| replete | fully or abundantly provided or filled |
| aberration | the fact or an instance of deviating or being aberrant especially from a moral standard or normal state |
| emulate | to strive to equal or excel |
| barrage | a dam placed in a watercourse to increase the depth of water or to divert it into a channel for navigation or irrigation |