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 |
|---|---|
| beset | to set or stud with or as if with ornaments |
| plaster | a medicated or protective dressing that consists of a film (as of cloth or plastic) spread with a usually medicated substance |
| determination | a judicial decision settling and ending a controversy |
| abortive | prematurely born |
| supersede | to cause to be set aside |
| self-indulgence | excessive or unrestrained gratification of one's own appetites, desires, or whims |
| resilient | characterized or marked by resilience: such as |
| sterile | failing to bear or incapable of producing fruit or spores |
| impervious | not allowing entrance or passage : impenetrable |
| pestle | a usually club-shaped implement for pounding or grinding substances in a mortar see mortar illustration |