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 |
|---|---|
| preternatural | existing outside of nature |
| epicurean | of or relating to Epicurus or Epicureanism |
| euthanasia | the act or practice of killing or permitting the death of hopelessly sick or injured individuals (such as persons or domestic animals) in a relatively painless way for reasons of mercy |
| enclave | a distinct territorial, cultural, or social unit enclosed within or as if within foreign territory |
| bruise | an injury involving rupture of small blood vessels and discoloration without a break in the overlying skin : contusion |
| staid | marked by settled sedateness and often prim self-restraint : sober |
| decadence | the process of becoming decadent : the quality or state of being decadent |
| semblance | outward and often specious appearance or show : form |
| dogmatic | characterized by or given to the expression of opinions very strongly or positively as if they were facts |
| lumen | the cavity of a tubular organ or part |