GRE Word List
PRECOCIOUS
advanced in development; N. precocity
The meaning of the word precocious is advanced in development; N. precocity.
Random words
Word | Meaning |
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truncate | cut the top off; shorten |
retrench | cut down; cut down expenses; economize |
bulge | protruding part; swelling of a surface; Ex. The apple made a bulge in his pocket; V: swell outward; protrude |
maternal | motherly; N. maternity: motherhood |
tablet | small round piece of medicine; flat piece of stone or metal bearing an inscription; Ex. stone tablet on the wall |
vagrant | homeless wanderer |
coquette | flirt; flirtatious woman; woman who tries to attract the admiration of men without sincere feelings; V. |
exasperate | vex; annoy or make angry (by testing the patience) |
realm | kingdom; field or sphere; Ex. not within the realms of possibility |
subterfuge | stratagem(deceptive scheme); pretense; evasion; Ex. resort to a harmless subterfuge |