SAT vocabulary
Precipice
A very steep rock face or cliff, especially a tall one.
Example
"He stood on the precipice, gazing out at the vast canyon below, feeling a mixture of fear and awe."
Etymology
From Latin 'praecipitium' (a steep place), from 'praecipitare' (to throw headlong).
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