GRE Word List

CONTIGUOUS

being in actual contact : touching along a boundary or at a point

The meaning of the word contiguous is being in actual contact : touching along a boundary or at a point.

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WordMeaning
ferreta domesticated usually albino, brownish, or silver-gray animal (Mustela putorius furo) that is descended from the European polecat
drawto cause to move continuously toward or after a force applied in advance : pull
threadbarehaving the nap worn off so that the thread shows : shabby
jubilationan act of rejoicing : the state of being jubilant
correlationthe state or relation of being correlated
vertebrateany of a subphylum (Vertebrata) of chordates that comprises animals (such as mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes) typically having a bony or cartilaginous spinal column which replaces the notochord, a distinct head containing a brain which arises as an enlarged part of the nerve cord, and an internal usually bony skeleton and that includes some primitive forms (such as lampreys) in which the spinal column is absent and the notochord persists throughout life
incrustationa crust or hard coating
inculcateto teach and impress by frequent repetitions or admonitions
coteriean intimate and often exclusive group of persons with a unifying common interest or purpose
acclivityan ascending slope (as of a hill)