GRE Word List
PRECIPITOUS
precipitate
The meaning of the word precipitous is precipitate.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| scruple | a unit of capacity equal to ¹/₂₄ Apothecaries' ounce see Weights and Measures Table |
| viable | capable of living |
| sylvan | one that frequents groves or woods |
| artery | any of the tubular branching muscular- and elastic-walled vessels that carry blood from the heart through the body |
| wallow | to roll oneself about in a lazy, relaxed, or ungainly manner |
| compensatory | to be equivalent to : counterbalance |
| quay | a structure built parallel to the bank of a waterway for use as a landing place |
| stalemate | a drawing position in chess in which a player is not in checkmate but has no legal move to play |
| nomadic | of, relating to, or characteristic of nomads |
| officious | volunteering one's services where they are neither asked nor needed : meddlesome |