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 |
|---|---|
| inhibited | to prohibit from doing something |
| insurmountable | incapable of being surmounted : insuperable |
| waggish | resembling or characteristic of a wag |
| amazon | a member of a race of female warriors of Greek mythology |
| intervene | to occur, fall, or come between points of time or events |
| isthmus | a narrow strip of land connecting two larger land areas |
| optional | involving an option : not compulsory |
| eccentric | deviating from conventional or accepted usage or conduct especially in odd or whimsical ways |
| boon | a timely benefit : blessing |
| viper | a common Eurasian venomous snake (Vipera berus) that attains a length of about two feet (0.6 meter), varies in color from red, brown, or gray with dark markings to black, and is usually not fatal to humans |