GRE Word List
PRECOCIOUS
exceptionally early in development or occurrence
The meaning of the word precocious is exceptionally early in development or occurrence.
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| tarry | to delay or be tardy in acting or doing |
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| puzzle | to offer or represent to (someone) a problem difficult to solve or a situation difficult to resolve : challenge mentally |
| aphorism | a concise statement of a principle |
| mortify | to subject to severe and vexing embarrassment : shame |
| bicker | petulant quarreling : altercation |
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| entree | the act or manner of entering : entrance |
| acumen | keenness and depth of perception, discernment, or discrimination especially in practical matters |
| stricture | an abnormal narrowing of a bodily passage |