GRE Word List
PRECIPITOUS
precipitate
The meaning of the word precipitous is precipitate.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| hue_and_cry | outcry; loud cry or clamor; strong protest; Ex. hue and cry against the new rule |
| foppish | foolish |
| tycoon | a businessperson of exceptional wealth, power, and influence : magnate |
| profane | to treat (something sacred) with abuse, irreverence, or contempt : desecrate |
| palm | any of a family (Palmae synonym Arecaceae) of mostly tropical or subtropical monocotyledonous trees, shrubs, or vines with usually a simple stem and a terminal crown of large pinnate or fan-shaped leaves |
| secrete | to form and give off (a secretion) |
| rejoinder | the defendant's answer to the plaintiff's replication |
| plenitude | the quality or state of being full : completeness |
| untoward | difficult to guide, manage, or work with : unruly |
| prelude | an introductory performance, action, or event preceding and preparing for the principal or a more important matter |