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 |
|---|---|
| purveyor | one that purveys |
| eloquence | discourse marked by force and persuasiveness |
| obituary | a notice of a person's death usually with a short biographical account |
| paranoia | mental illness characterized by systematized delusions of persecution or grandeur usually without hallucinations |
| proscenium | the stage of an ancient Greek or Roman theater |
| superfluous | exceeding what is sufficient or necessary : extra |
| timorous | of a timid disposition : fearful |
| discriminating | making a distinction : distinguishing |
| trinket | a small ornament (such as a jewel or ring) |
| cantata | a composition for one or more voices usually comprising solos, duets, recitatives, and choruses and sung to an instrumental accompaniment |