GRE Word List

PRECIPITOUS

precipitate

The meaning of the word precipitous is precipitate.

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swarma great number of honeybees emigrating together from a hive in company with a queen to start a new colony elsewhere
somberso shaded as to be dark and gloomy
supinelying on the back or with the face upward
nauticalof, relating to, or associated with seamen, navigation, or ships
autopsyan examination of a body after death to determine the cause of death or the character and extent of changes produced by disease
meticulousmarked by extreme or excessive care in the consideration or treatment of details
dilapidateddecayed, deteriorated, or fallen into partial ruin especially through neglect or misuse
abolishto end the observance or effect of (something, such as a law) : to completely do away with (something) : annul
agitateto excite and often trouble the mind or feelings of : disturb
doteto exhibit mental decline of or like that of old age : be in one's dotage