Saturday, 5 September 2009

5 september vocab

precarious - unstable, uncertain, depending on chance, insecure; delicate

precedent - the original of a copy; model; former; previous

precept  - law; an axiom ; an instruction in moral conduct ; principle ; a rule of action

precinct - a division of police or electoral purposes ; a place around a building

preciosity - fastidious over-refinement

precipice -  a high verical or nearly vertical cliff or rock face.

precipitate - to accelerate, to settle down or suspend in solution , a substance separated from solution due to precipitation

preclude - to stop or obstruct

precocious - strikingly advanced or mature in mental development, speech, social behaviour, etc

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