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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| factitious | produced by humans rather than by natural forces |
| hybrid | an offspring of two animals or plants of different subspecies, breeds, varieties, species, or genera |
| dolorous | causing, marked by, or expressing misery or grief |
| mordant | biting and caustic in thought, manner, or style : incisive |
| suture | a strand or fiber used to sew parts of the living body |
| parable | a usually short fictitious story that illustrates a moral attitude or a religious principle |
| ambush | to attack by surprise from a hidden place : waylay |
| interjection | an ejaculatory utterance usually lacking grammatical connection: such as |
| furrow | a trench in the earth made by a plow |
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