GRE Word List
PRECIPITOUS
precipitate
The meaning of the word precipitous is precipitate.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| deliberate | to think about or discuss issues and decisions carefully |
| cardinal | a 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 |
| terminus | either end of a transportation line or travel route |
| decrepitude | the quality or state of being decrepit |
| coercion | the act, process, or power of coercing |
| shudder | to tremble convulsively : shiver |
| crone | a cruel or ugly old woman |
| wince | to shrink back involuntarily (as from pain) : flinch |
| barrage | a dam placed in a watercourse to increase the depth of water or to divert it into a channel for navigation or irrigation |
| quixotic | foolishly impractical especially in the pursuit of ideals |