GRE Word List

PRECIPITOUS

precipitate

The meaning of the word precipitous is precipitate.

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disclaimto make a disclaimer
defileto make unclean or impure: such as
unassailablenot assailable : not liable to doubt, attack, or question
turbidthick or opaque with or as if with roiled sediment
saunterto walk about in an idle or leisurely manner : stroll
carata unit of fineness for gold equal to ¹/₂₄ part of pure gold in an alloy
isotopeany of two or more species of atoms of a chemical element with the same atomic number and nearly identical chemical behavior but with differing atomic mass or mass number and different physical properties
besetto set or stud with or as if with ornaments
rampa sloping way or plane: such as
pittancea small portion, amount, or allowance