GRE Word List
PRECIPITOUS
precipitate
The meaning of the word precipitous is precipitate.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| malodorous | having a bad odor |
| amicable | characterized by friendly goodwill : peaceable |
| prudent | characterized by, arising from, or showing prudence: such as |
| fabricate | invent |
| desecrate | to violate the sanctity of : profane |
| clout | a piece of cloth or leather : rag |
| oratorio | a lengthy choral work usually of a religious nature consisting chiefly of recitatives, arias, and choruses without action or scenery |
| distend | extend |
| irony | the use of words to express something other than and especially the opposite of the literal meaning |
| epigram | a concise poem dealing pointedly and often satirically with a single thought or event and often ending with an ingenious turn of thought |