GRE Word List
PRECIPITOUS
precipitate
The meaning of the word precipitous is precipitate.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| supple | compliant often to the point of obsequiousness |
| paroxysm | a fit, attack, or sudden increase or recurrence of symptoms (as of a disease) : convulsion |
| invulnerable | incapable of being wounded, injured, or harmed |
| anoint | to smear or rub with oil or an oily substance |
| notch | a V-shaped indentation |
| exorcise | to expel (an evil spirit) by adjuration |
| topple | to fall from or as if from being top-heavy |
| bandy | to discuss lightly or banteringly |
| reprieve | to delay the punishment of (someone, such as a condemned prisoner) |
| misapprehension | to apprehend wrongly : misunderstand |