GRE Word List
PRECIPITOUS
precipitate
The meaning of the word precipitous is precipitate.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| ostensible | intended for display : open to view |
| idiom | an expression in the usage of a language that is peculiar to itself either in having a meaning that cannot be derived from the conjoined meanings of its elements (such as up in the air for "undecided") or in its grammatically atypical use of words (such as give way) |
| hamper | to restrict the movement of by bonds or obstacles : impede |
| career | a profession for which one trains and which is undertaken as a permanent calling |
| gratuitous | not called for by the circumstances : not necessary, appropriate, or justified : unwarranted |
| surge | to rise and fall actively : toss |
| convene | to come together in a body |
| acute | characterized by sharpness or severity of sudden onset |
| exhale | to rise or be given off as vapor |
| grumble | to mutter in discontent |