GRE Word List
PRECIPITOUS
precipitate
The meaning of the word precipitous is precipitate.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| abstract | disassociated from any specific instance |
| dismantle | to disconnect the pieces of |
| rankle | to cause anger, irritation, or deep bitterness |
| barb | a medieval cloth headdress passing over or under the chin and covering the neck |
| importune | to press or urge with troublesome persistence |
| institutionalize | to make into an institution : give character of an institution to |
| pterodactyl | any of various pterosaurs (suborder Pterodactyloidea) of the Late Jurassic and Cretaceous having a rudimentary tail and a beak with reduced dentition |
| reparable | capable of being repaired |
| bowdlerize | to expurgate (something, such as a book) by omitting or modifying parts considered vulgar |
| crux | a puzzling or difficult problem : an unsolved question |