GRE Word List

PRECIPITOUS

precipitate

The meaning of the word precipitous is precipitate.

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WordMeaning
jeopardizeto expose to danger or risk : imperil
ballasta heavy substance (such as rocks or water) placed in such a way as to improve stability and control (as of the draft of a ship or the buoyancy of a balloon or submarine)
gullibleeasily duped or cheated
boundfastened by or as if by a band : confined
remunerativeserving to remunerate
maculatedmarked with spots : blotched
assurancethe state of being assured: such as
equivocalsubject to two or more interpretations and usually used to mislead or confuse
ravinea small narrow steep-sided valley that is larger than a gully and smaller than a canyon and that is usually worn by running water
vernalof, relating to, or occurring in the spring