GRE Word List

PRECIPITOUS

precipitate

The meaning of the word precipitous is precipitate.

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WordMeaning
deliberateto think about or discuss issues and decisions carefully
cardinala high ecclesiastical official of the Roman Catholic Church who ranks next below the pope and is appointed by him to assist him as a member of the college of cardinals (see college
terminuseither end of a transportation line or travel route
decrepitudethe quality or state of being decrepit
coercionthe act, process, or power of coercing
shudderto tremble convulsively : shiver
cronea cruel or ugly old woman
winceto shrink back involuntarily (as from pain) : flinch
barragea dam placed in a watercourse to increase the depth of water or to divert it into a channel for navigation or irrigation
quixoticfoolishly impractical especially in the pursuit of ideals