GRE Word List
PRECIPITOUS
precipitate
The meaning of the word precipitous is precipitate.
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| exacerbate | to make more violent, bitter, or severe |
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| retinue | a group of retainers or attendants |
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| partiality | the quality or state of being partial : bias |
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