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 |
|---|---|
| taint | to contaminate morally : corrupt |
| exacting | tryingly or unremittingly severe in making demands |
| serrated | notched or toothed on the edge |
| hypocritical | characterized by behavior that contradicts what one claims to believe or feel : characterized by hypocrisy |
| veracious | truthful |
| persevere | to persist in a state, enterprise, or undertaking in spite of counterinfluences, opposition, or discouragement |
| salutary | producing a beneficial effect : remedial |
| knead | to work and press into a mass with or as if with the hands |
| noncommittal | giving no clear indication of attitude or feeling |
| apiary | a place where bees are kept |