GRE Word List
PRECIPITOUS
precipitate
The meaning of the word precipitous is precipitate.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| rigor | harsh inflexibility in opinion, temper, or judgment : severity |
| moratorium | a legally authorized period of delay in the performance of a legal obligation or the payment of a debt |
| lassitude | a condition of weariness or debility : fatigue |
| reprove | to scold or correct usually gently or with kindly intent |
| swell | to expand (as in size, volume, or numbers) gradually beyond a normal or original limit |
| ancillary | subordinate |
| avocation | a subordinate occupation pursued in addition to one's vocation especially for enjoyment : hobby |
| cataract | a clouding of the lens of the eye or of its surrounding transparent membrane that obstructs the passage of light |
| sullen | gloomily or resentfully silent or repressed |
| spruce | to make spruce |