GRE Word List

PRECOCIOUS

exceptionally early in development or occurrence

The meaning of the word precocious is exceptionally early in development or occurrence.

Random words

WordMeaning
punctiliousmarked by or concerned about precise accordance with the details of codes or conventions
translucentpermitting the passage of light:
fatalisma doctrine that events are fixed in advance so that human beings are powerless to change them
misgivingsa feeling of doubt or suspicion especially concerning a future event
muggybeing warm, damp, and close
venoma toxic substance produced by some animals (such as snakes, scorpions, or bees) that is injected into prey or an enemy chiefly by biting or stinging and has an injurious or lethal effect
welta strip between a shoe sole and upper through which they are stitched or stapled together
corporealhaving, consisting of, or relating to a physical material body: such as
disparageto depreciate (see depreciate
fundamentalserving as a basis supporting existence or determining essential structure or function : basic