GRE Vocabulary

#741

precipitate

Adjective/verb

Example sentences

1. His careless remark may precipitate an argument.
2. Heavy rain could precipitate a landslide.
3. The news did precipitate a sharp fall in prices.

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#742

precipitous

Adjective

Example sentences

1. A precipitous path led down the mountain.
2. The company suffered a precipitous drop in sales.
3. We were surprised by the precipitous decline in temperature.

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#743

preclude

Verb

Example sentences

1. A lack of money may preclude the trip.
2. His injury will preclude him from playing.
3. The rules preclude any private use of the vehicle.

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#744

precocious

Adjective

Example sentences

1. The precocious child could read at age three.
2. She was a precocious musician.
3. His precocious talent impressed the teachers.

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#745

predilection

Noun

Example sentences

1. She has a predilection for spicy food.
2. His predilection for risk worried his family.
3. The artist has a predilection for bright colors.

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#746

preempt

Verb

Example sentences

1. The company acted early to preempt criticism.
2. A quick apology may preempt a larger conflict.
3. The army moved to preempt the planned attack.

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#747

preemptive

Adjective

Example sentences

1. They launched a preemptive strike against the threat.
2. The doctor suggested preemptive treatment.
3. A preemptive apology prevented an argument.

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#748

prescience

Noun

Example sentences

1. Her prescience helped the company prepare for change.
2. The writer showed remarkable prescience about technology.
3. His warning now seems like an act of prescience.

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#749

presentiment

Noun

Example sentences

1. She had a presentiment that something bad would happen.
2. His dark presentiment made him cancel the trip.
3. I felt a strange presentiment before the call.

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#750

presumption

Noun

Example sentences

1. His presumption that everyone agreed was wrong.
2. She had the presumption to tell the expert how to do his job.
3. The law begins with a presumption of innocence.

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#751

presumptuous

Adjective

Example sentences

1. It was presumptuous of him to speak for the whole group.
2. Her presumptuous question offended the guest.
3. Do not be presumptuous and assume you will be chosen.

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#752

prevail

Verb

Example sentences

1. Common sense should prevail.
2. Our team hopes to prevail in the final.
3. After a long debate, her proposal began to prevail.

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#753

prevaricate

Verb

Example sentences

1. The witness began to prevaricate under questioning.
2. Do not prevaricate; tell us the truth.
3. He would prevaricate whenever money was discussed.

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#754

primacy

Noun

Example sentences

1. The policy gives primacy to public safety.
2. The country sought primacy in the region.
3. She believes in the primacy of education.

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#755

pristine

Adjective

Example sentences

1. The beach remained pristine and free of waste.
2. He kept the old car in pristine condition.
3. Fresh snow covered the pristine field.

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#756

probity

Noun

Example sentences

1. The judge was respected for her probity.
2. Public service requires honesty and probity.
3. No one questioned his financial probity.

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#757

prodigal

Adjective

Example sentences

1. The prodigal son returned home after wasting his money.
2. His prodigal spending left him in debt.
3. The company was prodigal with its limited funds.

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#758

prodigious

Adjective

Example sentences

1. She has a prodigious memory.
2. The project required a prodigious amount of work.
3. He ate a prodigious meal after the race.

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#759

profligate

Adjective/noun

Example sentences

1. The profligate ruler wasted public money.
2. His profligate habits caused serious debt.
3. The company was profligate in its spending.

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#760

profuse

Adjective

Example sentences

1. She offered profuse thanks for our help.
2. The wound caused profuse bleeding.
3. Flowers were profuse in the valley.

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