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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chaffthe seed coverings and other debris separated from the seed in threshing grain
partisana firm adherent to a party, faction, cause, or person
cisternan artificial reservoir (such as an underground tank) for storing liquids and especially water (such as rainwater)
hazymade dim or cloudy by or as if by fine dust, smoke, or light vapor in the air : obscured by or as if by haze (see haze
vertexthe top of the head
spurnto reject with disdain or contempt : scorn
pedagogythe art, science, or profession of teaching
countenancelook
barba medieval cloth headdress passing over or under the chin and covering the neck
redoubtablecausing fear or alarm : formidable