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Precipitate GRE Vocabulary Flashcard for Precipitate

Precipitate GRE Vocabulary Flashcard

Precipitate GRE Vocabulary Flashcard

/prɪˈsɪp.ɪ.teɪt/ (adj & verb)

to make something happen suddenly or sooner than expected, hasten, accelerate, give rise to, trigger, (of a liquid) to become solid, hasty, hurried, abrupt, headlong, ill-considered, impetuous, impulsive, prompt, rash, reckless, sudden, careless, unexpected, swift, quick, rapid, precipitous:

An invasion would certainly precipitate a political crisis.

Cooling the beaker helps precipitate the compound.

Don’t be precipitate – think it through before you make a decision.

Antonym: deliberate, considered, slow

Fre: précipitée

Fa: تند و بی دقت


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