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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| melancholy | depression of spirits : dejection |
| brunt | the principal force, shock, or stress (as of an attack) |
| quagmire | soft miry land that shakes or yields under the foot |
| provenance | origin |
| compassion | sympathetic consciousness of others' distress together with a desire to alleviate it |
| biennial | occurring every two years |
| document | proof |
| pithy | consisting of or abounding in pith |
| imbalance | lack of balance : the state of being out of equilibrium or out of proportion |
| petulant | insolent or rude in speech or behavior |