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 |
|---|---|
| exotic | introduced from another country : not native to the place where found |
| slander | to utter slander against : defame |
| declivity | downward inclination |
| anthropoid | any of a suborder (Anthropoidea) of higher primates (such as macaques and marmosets) |
| emasculate | to deprive of strength, vigor, or spirit : weaken |
| vie | to strive for superiority : contend |
| ciliated | possessing cilia |
| gruff | rough, brusque, or stern in manner, speech, or aspect |
| grovel | to creep with the face to the ground : crawl |
| pharisaical | marked by hypocritical censorious self-righteousness |