GRE Word List
PRECIPITOUS
precipitate
The meaning of the word precipitous is precipitate.
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| febrile | marked or caused by fever : feverish |
| sensual | relating to or consisting in the gratification of the senses or the indulgence of appetite : fleshly |
| haggard | not tamed |
| pinion | the terminal section of a bird's wing including the carpus, metacarpus, and phalanges |
| incongruity | the quality or state of being incongruous |
| deride | to laugh at or insult contemptuously |
| wring | to squeeze or twist especially so as to make dry or to extract moisture or liquid |
| carafe | a bottle with a flaring lip used to hold beverages and especially wine |
| diorama | a scenic representation in which a partly translucent painting is seen from a distance through an opening |
| humid | containing or characterized by perceptible moisture especially to the point of being oppressive |