GRE Word List

PRECIPITOUS

precipitate

The meaning of the word precipitous is precipitate.

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vapidlacking flavor, zest, interest, animation, or spirit : flat
minutiaea minute or minor detail
meekenduring injury with patience and without resentment : mild
seepto flow or pass slowly through fine pores or small openings : ooze
opiatean alkaloid drug (such as morphine or codeine) that contains or is derived from opium, binds to cell receptors primarily of the central nervous system and gastrointestinal tract, acts to block pain, induce sedation or sleep, depress respiration, and produce calmness or euphoria, and is associated with physiological tolerance (see tolerance
plaintiveexpressive of suffering or woe : melancholy
tactfulhaving or showing tact
braidto make from braids
superciliouscoolly and patronizingly haughty
vertebrateany of a subphylum (Vertebrata) of chordates that comprises animals (such as mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes) typically having a bony or cartilaginous spinal column which replaces the notochord, a distinct head containing a brain which arises as an enlarged part of the nerve cord, and an internal usually bony skeleton and that includes some primitive forms (such as lampreys) in which the spinal column is absent and the notochord persists throughout life