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

WordMeaning
transparenthaving the property of transmitting light without appreciable scattering so that bodies lying beyond are seen clearly : pellucid
chaperona person (such as a matron) who for propriety (see propriety
whimsicalresulting from or characterized by whim or caprice
sagaa prose narrative recorded in Iceland in the 12th and 13th centuries of historic or legendary figures and events of the heroic age of Norway and Iceland
antiquityancient times
effluviuman invisible emanation
encomiasticone that praises : eulogist
masochista person who derives sexual gratification from being subjected to physical pain or humiliation : an individual given to masochism
perigeethe point in the orbit of an object (such as a satellite) orbiting the earth that is nearest to the center of the earth
disenfranchiseto deprive of a franchise, of a legal right, or of some privilege or immunity