GRE Word List
PRECIPITOUS
precipitate
The meaning of the word precipitous is precipitate.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| hygiene | a science of the establishment and maintenance of health |
| usage | firmly established and generally accepted practice or procedure |
| larceny | the unlawful taking of personal property with intent to deprive the rightful owner of it permanently |
| candor | unreserved, honest, or sincere expression : forthrightness |
| vertebrate | any of a subphylum (Vertebrata) of chordates that comprises animals (such as mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes) typically having a bony or cartilaginous spinal column which replaces the notochord, a distinct head containing a brain which arises as an enlarged part of the nerve cord, and an internal usually bony skeleton and that includes some primitive forms (such as lampreys) in which the spinal column is absent and the notochord persists throughout life |
| recreant | crying for mercy : cowardly |
| garnish | decorate |
| gait | a manner of walking or moving on foot |
| accede | to express approval or give consent : to agree to a request or demand |
| ignominy | deep personal humiliation and disgrace |