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 |
|---|---|
| slur | an insulting or disparaging remark or innuendo : aspersion |
| arcane | known or knowable only to a few people : secret |
| panegyric | a eulogistic oration or writing |
| capsize | to cause to overturn |
| prolixity | unduly prolonged or drawn out : too long |
| defiance | the act or an instance of defying : challenge |
| shrew | any of a family (Soricidae) of small chiefly nocturnal insectivores related to the moles and distinguished by a long pointed snout, very small eyes, and short velvety fur |
| epithet | a characterizing word or phrase accompanying or occurring in place of the name of a person or thing |
| yeoman | an attendant or officer in a royal or noble household |
| progenitor | an ancestor in the direct line : forefather |