GRE Word List
PRECIPITOUS
precipitate
The meaning of the word precipitous is precipitate.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| archetype | the original pattern or model of which all things of the same type are representations or copies : prototype |
| timorous | of a timid disposition : fearful |
| refractory | resisting control or authority : stubborn |
| gratuitous | not called for by the circumstances : not necessary, appropriate, or justified : unwarranted |
| ratify | to approve and sanction formally : confirm |
| decapitate | to cut off the head of : behead |
| preen | to groom with the bill especially by rearranging the barbs and barbules of the feathers and by distributing oil from the uropygial gland |
| thrifty | given to or marked by economy and good management |
| inerrancy | exemption from error : infallibility |
| retaliate | to return like for like |