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 |
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| jetsam | the part of a ship, its equipment, or its cargo that is cast overboard to lighten the load in time of distress and that sinks or is washed ashore |
| attentive | mindful |
| utopia | a place of ideal perfection especially in laws, government, and social conditions |
| multiform | having many forms or appearances |
| wrath | strong vengeful anger or indignation |
| 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 |
| comport | to be fitting : accord |
| surrogate | one appointed to act in place of another : deputy |
| vacillate | to waver in mind, will, or feeling : hesitate in choice of opinions or courses |
| compunction | anxiety arising from awareness of guilt |