GRE Word List

PRECIPITOUS

precipitate

The meaning of the word precipitous is precipitate.

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gourmandone who is excessively fond of eating and drinking
assiduousshowing great care, attention, and effort : marked by careful unremitting attention or persistent application
rationalizeto bring into accord with reason or cause something to seem reasonable: such as
primordialfirst created or developed : primeval
menacea show of intention to inflict harm : threat
behemotha mighty animal described in Job 40:15–24 as an example of the power of God
chalicea drinking cup : goblet
paraphernaliathe separate real or personal property of a married woman that she can dispose of by will and sometimes according to common law during her life
contrivedevise
equinoxeither of the two points on the celestial sphere where the celestial equator intersects the ecliptic