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
corpusclea minute particle
coercionthe act, process, or power of coercing
surmountto prevail over : overcome
grievancea cause of distress (such as an unsatisfactory working condition) felt to afford reason for complaint or resistance
withstandto stand up against : oppose with firm determination
ornithologista branch of zoology dealing with birds
doctrinairestubbornly or excessively devoted to a doctrine or theory without regard to practical considerations
archetypethe original pattern or model of which all things of the same type are representations or copies : prototype
voluminoushaving or marked by great volume or bulk : large
fatalisma doctrine that events are fixed in advance so that human beings are powerless to change them