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 |
|---|---|
| stellar | of or relating to the stars : astral |
| effluvium | an invisible emanation |
| parity | the quality or state of being equal or equivalent |
| hazy | made dim or cloudy by or as if by fine dust, smoke, or light vapor in the air : obscured by or as if by haze (see haze |
| sublime | to cause to pass directly from the solid to the vapor state and condense back to solid form |
| blight | a disease or injury of plants marked by the formation of lesions, withering, and death of parts (such as leaves and tubers) |
| bearing | the manner in which one behaves or comports oneself : the manner in which one bears (see bear |
| guise | a form or style of dress : costume |
| motif | a usually recurring salient thematic element (as in the arts) |
| draconian | of, relating to, or characteristic of Draco or the severe code of laws held to have been framed by him |