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
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enduring | lasting |
caustic | capable of destroying or eating away by chemical action : corrosive |
aver | to declare positively |
warranted | sanction |
cremate | to subject to cremation |
epigram | a concise poem dealing pointedly and often satirically with a single thought or event and often ending with an ingenious turn of thought |
phoenix | a legendary bird which according to one account lived 500 years, burned itself to ashes on a pyre, and rose alive from the ashes to live another period |
invocation | the act or process of petitioning for help or support |
arcade | a long arched building or gallery |
charisma | a personal magic of leadership arousing special popular loyalty or enthusiasm for a public figure (such as a political leader) |