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 |
|---|---|
| decimate | to select by lot and kill every tenth man of |
| autonomous | having the right or power of self-government |
| prude | a person who is excessively or priggishly attentive to propriety or decorum |
| putative | commonly accepted or supposed |
| impenitent | not penitent |
| amnesia | loss of memory due usually to brain injury, shock, fatigue, repression, or illness |
| swear | to utter or take solemnly (an oath) |
| conformity | correspondence in form, manner, or character : agreement |
| convoluted | having convolutions |
| aristocracy | government by the best individuals or by a small privileged class |