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 |
|---|---|
| secession | withdrawal into privacy or solitude : retirement |
| sallow | any of several Old World broad-leaved willows (such as Salix caprea) including important sources of charcoal and tanbark |
| cache | a hiding place especially for concealing and preserving provisions or implements |
| annals | a record of events arranged in yearly sequence |
| insularity | characteristic of an isolated people |
| coalition | the act of coalescing : union |
| pore | to gaze intently |
| endemic | belonging or native to a particular people or country |
| rivet | a headed pin or bolt of metal used for uniting two or more pieces by passing the shank through a hole in each piece and then beating or pressing down the plain end so as to make a second head |
| valedictory | of or relating to a valediction : expressing or containing a farewell |