GRE Word List

PRECIPITOUS

precipitate

The meaning of the word precipitous is precipitate.

Random words

WordMeaning
galvanicof, relating to, or producing a direct current of electricity
chimericalexisting only as the product of unchecked imagination : fantastically visionary (see visionary
ambleto go at or as if at an easy gait : saunter
levythe imposition or collection of an assessment
vignettea picture (such as an engraving or photograph) that shades off gradually into the surrounding paper
mediumsomething in a middle position
gratuitousnot called for by the circumstances : not necessary, appropriate, or justified : unwarranted
sustenancemeans of support, maintenance, or subsistence : living
devoutcommitted or devoted to religion or to religious duties or exercises
inanelacking significance, meaning, or point : silly