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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| finesse | refinement or delicacy of workmanship, structure, or texture |
| ebullient | boiling |
| commune | talk over |
| promulgate | to make (an idea, belief, etc.) known to many people by open declaration : proclaim |
| wax | a substance that is secreted by bees and is used by them for constructing the honeycomb, that is a dull yellow solid plastic when warm, and that is composed primarily of a mixture of esters, hydrocarbons, and fatty acids : beeswax |
| captious | marked by an often ill-natured inclination to stress faults and raise objections |
| flip | to toss so as to cause to turn over in the air |
| gargoyle | a spout in the form of a grotesque human or animal figure projecting from a roof gutter to throw rainwater clear of a building |
| molt | to shed hair, feathers, shell, horns, or an outer layer periodically |
| gracious | marked by kindness and courtesy |