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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| fluted | having or marked by grooves |
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| disfigure | to impair (as in beauty) by deep and persistent injuries |
| cabal | the contrived schemes of a group of persons secretly united in a plot (as to overturn a government) |
| herpetologist | a branch of zoology dealing with reptiles and amphibians |
| condiments | something used to enhance the flavor of food |
| floe | floating ice formed in a large sheet on the surface of a body of water |
| condone | to regard or treat (something bad or blameworthy) as acceptable, forgivable, or harmless |
| ebb | the reflux of the tide toward the sea |
| stamp | to pound or crush with a pestle or a heavy instrument |