GRE Word List
PRECIPITOUS
precipitate
The meaning of the word precipitous is precipitate.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| entreat | to plead with especially in order to persuade : ask urgently |
| profane | to treat (something sacred) with abuse, irreverence, or contempt : desecrate |
| preposterous | contrary to nature, reason, or common sense : absurd |
| incarcerate | to put in prison |
| retrograde | having or being motion in a direction contrary to that of the general motion of similar bodies and especially east to west among the stars |
| predetermine | foreordain |
| waggish | resembling or characteristic of a wag |
| nib | bill |
| passive | acted upon by an external agency |
| scrimmage | a minor battle : skirmish |