GRE Word List
PRECOCIOUS
exceptionally early in development or occurrence
The meaning of the word precocious is exceptionally early in development or occurrence.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| eclectic | composed of elements drawn from various sources |
| stratified | formed, deposited, or arranged in stable layers or strata |
| ruse | a wily subterfuge |
| metrical | of, relating to, or composed in meter |
| sallow | any of several Old World broad-leaved willows (such as Salix caprea) including important sources of charcoal and tanbark |
| gerrymander | the act or method of gerrymandering |
| irony | the use of words to express something other than and especially the opposite of the literal meaning |
| metaphor | a figure of speech in which a word or phrase literally denoting one kind of object or idea is used in place of another to suggest a likeness or analogy between them (as in drowning in money) |
| invidious | of an unpleasant or objectionable nature : obnoxious |
| prefigure | to show, suggest, or announce by an antecedent type, image, or likeness |