GRE Word List
PRECIPITOUS
precipitate
The meaning of the word precipitous is precipitate.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| condign | deserved |
| impertinent | given to or characterized by insolent rudeness |
| chassis | the supporting frame of a structure (such as an automobile or television) |
| epithet | a characterizing word or phrase accompanying or occurring in place of the name of a person or thing |
| smelt | any of a family (Osmeridae) of small bony fishes that closely resemble the trouts in general structure, live along coasts and ascend rivers to spawn or are landlocked, and have delicate oily flesh with a distinctive odor and taste |
| misapprehension | to apprehend wrongly : misunderstand |
| witless | destitute of wit or understanding : foolish |
| supererogatory | observed or performed to an extent not enjoined or required |
| sanction | a formal decree |
| strut | to become turgid : swell |