GRE Word List
CONTIGUOUS
adjacent to; touching upon
The meaning of the word contiguous is adjacent to; touching upon.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| distrait | absentminded; distracted |
| odds | chances; probability; disagreement; Ex. The odds are that it will rain. Ex. at odds with |
| lurid | wild; sensational; graphic; gruesome; horrible; Ex. lurid details of the murder |
| pessimism | belief that life is basically bad or evil; gloominess; tendency to take the gloomiest possible view of a situation; ADJ. pessimistic |
| subjective | influenced by personal feelings; occurring or taking place within the mind; unreal; Ex. subjective sensation of the ghostly presence |
| flay | strip off skin; plunder; remove the skin from; criticize harshly |
| exigency | urgent situation; ADJ. exigent |
| fraudulent | cheating; deceitful; Ex. fraudulent means; N. fraud: deception; swindle |
| sober | serious; solemn; not drunken; abstemious or temperate; V: make or become sober |
| brusque | blunt; abrupt; curt; not wanting to waste time being nice |
