GRE Word List

PRECIPITOUS

precipitate

The meaning of the word precipitous is precipitate.

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WordMeaning
archetypethe original pattern or model of which all things of the same type are representations or copies : prototype
timorousof a timid disposition : fearful
refractoryresisting control or authority : stubborn
gratuitousnot called for by the circumstances : not necessary, appropriate, or justified : unwarranted
ratifyto approve and sanction formally : confirm
decapitateto cut off the head of : behead
preento groom with the bill especially by rearranging the barbs and barbules of the feathers and by distributing oil from the uropygial gland
thriftygiven to or marked by economy and good management
inerrancyexemption from error : infallibility
retaliateto return like for like