GRE Word List
PRECIPITOUS
precipitate
The meaning of the word precipitous is precipitate.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| revoke | to annul by recalling or taking back : rescind |
| foist | to introduce or insert surreptitiously or without warrant |
| proselytize | to induce someone to convert to one's faith |
| concession | the act or an instance of conceding (as by granting something as a right, accepting something as true, or acknowledging defeat) |
| swerve | to turn aside abruptly from a straight line or course : deviate |
| solstice | either of the two points on the ecliptic at which its distance from the celestial equator is greatest and which is reached by the sun each year about June 21 and December 21 |
| partiality | the quality or state of being partial : bias |
| parameter | an arbitrary constant whose value characterizes a member of a system (such as a family of curves) |
| incinerate | to cause to burn to ashes |
| pillory | a device formerly used for publicly punishing offenders consisting of a wooden frame with holes in which the head and hands can be locked |