GRE Word List
PRECIPITOUS
steep; overhasty; precipitate
The meaning of the word precipitous is steep; overhasty; precipitate.
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|---|---|
| hull | husk; dry outer covering of a seed; frame or body of a ship |
| incompatible | inharmonious; N. incompatibility |
| sojourn | temporary stay; V: stay for a time |
| extort | wring from; get money by threats, etc.; obtain by force or threats; CF. extortionate: exorbitant |
| dislodge | remove (forcibly); force out of a position; Ex. dislodge the food caught in his throat; CF. lodge |
| incessant | uninterrupted; unceasing |
| sleeper | one that achieves unexpected success; something originally of little value or importance that in time becomes very valuable |
| hothead | person who does things too quickly without thinking; ADJ. hotheaded |
| recession | withdrawal; retreat; time of low economic activity |
| sallow | (of the skin) yellowish and unhealthy-looking; sickly in color; Ex. sallow complexion due to jaundice |