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 |
|---|---|
| witless | destitute of wit or understanding : foolish |
| tender | marked by, responding to, or expressing the softer emotions : fond |
| implicit | capable of being understood from something else though unexpressed : implied |
| alchemy | a medieval chemical science and speculative philosophy aiming to achieve the transmutation of the base metals into gold, the discovery of a universal cure for disease, and the discovery of a means of indefinitely prolonging life |
| skinflint | a person who would save, gain, or extort money by any means : miser |
| chalice | a drinking cup : goblet |
| aria | air |
| incubate | to sit on (eggs) so as to hatch by the warmth of the body |
| epilogue | a concluding section that rounds out the design of a literary work |
| growl | rumble |