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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WordMeaning
irremediablenot remediable
gaudyostentatiously or tastelessly ornamented
ludicrousamusing or laughable through obvious absurdity, incongruity, exaggeration, or eccentricity
titterto laugh in a nervous, affected, or partly suppressed manner : giggle
galleona heavy square-rigged sailing ship of the 15th to early 18th centuries used for war or commerce especially by the Spanish
vultureany of various large birds (families Accipitridae and Cathartidae) that are related to the hawks, eagles, and falcons but have weaker claws and the head usually naked and that subsist chiefly or entirely on carrion
haphappening
sustenancemeans of support, maintenance, or subsistence : living
potablesuitable for drinking
visionthe act or power of seeing : sight