GRE Word List

PRECIPITOUS

precipitate

The meaning of the word precipitous is precipitate.

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antisepticopposing microbial infection
litigationthe act, process, or practice of settling a dispute in a court of law : the act or process of litigating
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reprobationthe act of reprobating : the state of being reprobated
resolveto deal with successfully : clear up
serpentineof or resembling a serpent (as in form or movement)
randoma haphazard course
avuncularsuggestive of an uncle especially in kindliness or geniality
pellucidadmitting maximum passage of light without diffusion or distortion
tonsurethe Roman Catholic or Eastern rite of admission to the clerical state by the clipping or shaving of a portion of the head