GRE Word List
PRECIPITOUS
precipitate
The meaning of the word precipitous is precipitate.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| apothegm | a short, pithy, and instructive saying or formulation : aphorism |
| cloister | a monastic establishment |
| inverse | opposite in order, nature, or effect |
| mollycoddle | to treat with an excessive or absurd degree of indulgence and attention |
| pretentious | characterized by pretension: such as |
| propensity | an often intense natural inclination or preference |
| abbreviate | to make briefer |
| trek | to make one's way arduously |
| paradox | one (such as a person, situation, or action) having seemingly contradictory qualities or phases |
| discompose | to destroy the composure of |