GRE Word List

PRECIPITOUS

precipitate

The meaning of the word precipitous is precipitate.

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WordMeaning
hue_and_cryoutcry; loud cry or clamor; strong protest; Ex. hue and cry against the new rule
foppishfoolish
tycoona businessperson of exceptional wealth, power, and influence : magnate
profaneto treat (something sacred) with abuse, irreverence, or contempt : desecrate
palmany of a family (Palmae synonym Arecaceae) of mostly tropical or subtropical monocotyledonous trees, shrubs, or vines with usually a simple stem and a terminal crown of large pinnate or fan-shaped leaves
secreteto form and give off (a secretion)
rejoinderthe defendant's answer to the plaintiff's replication
plenitudethe quality or state of being full : completeness
untowarddifficult to guide, manage, or work with : unruly
preludean introductory performance, action, or event preceding and preparing for the principal or a more important matter