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 |
|---|---|
| empathy | the action of understanding, being aware of, being sensitive to, and vicariously experiencing the feelings, thoughts, and experience of another of either the past or present without having the feelings, thoughts, and experience fully communicated in an objectively explicit manner |
| forerunner | one that precedes and indicates the approach of another: such as |
| parable | a usually short fictitious story that illustrates a moral attitude or a religious principle |
| deify | to make a god of |
| orgy | secret ceremonial rites held in honor of an ancient Greek or Roman deity and usually characterized by ecstatic singing and dancing |
| resolve | to deal with successfully : clear up |
| unconscionable | shockingly unfair or unjust |
| incandescent | white, glowing, or luminous with intense heat |
| pilfer | steal |
| trappings | outward signs |