GRE Word List
PRECOCIOUS
advanced in development; N. precocity
The meaning of the word precocious is advanced in development; N. precocity.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| sentient | capable of sensation and conscious; aware; sensitive; Ex. sentient creature; N. sentience |
| unprecedented | having no previous example; novel; unparalleled |
| vindictive | disposed to revenge; vengeful; out for revenge; spiteful; intended to cause harm; malicious; Ex. vindictive streak |
| convex | curving outward |
| luxuriant | abundant; growing healthily and in large amounts; excessively ornate; rich and splendid; fertile; Ex. luxuriant forests/prose; CF. luxurious, luxuriate |
| prank | mischievous trick |
| worldly | engrossed in matters of this earth; not spiritual; of the material world |
| subsidiary | serving to assist; subordinate; secondary; of a subsidy; N. |
| constitution | constituting; system of laws; composition of something; physical makeup or structure of a person; Ex. men with strong constitutions |
| hull | husk; dry outer covering of a seed; frame or body of a ship |