GRE Word List
PRECIPITOUS
precipitate
The meaning of the word precipitous is precipitate.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| indigent | suffering from extreme poverty : impoverished |
| screech | a high shrill piercing cry usually expressing pain or terror |
| ductile | capable of being drawn out (see draw |
| limbo | an abode of souls that are according to Roman Catholic theology barred from heaven because of not having received Christian baptism |
| unwonted | being out of the ordinary : rare |
| bombastic | marked by or given to speech or writing that is given exaggerated importance by artificial or empty means : marked by or given to bombast : pompous |
| cabal | the contrived schemes of a group of persons secretly united in a plot (as to overturn a government) |
| contagion | a contagious disease |
| despoil | to strip of belongings, possessions, or value : pillage |
| lode | waterway |