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 |
|---|---|
| cow | the mature female of cattle (genus Bos) |
| misanthrope | a person who hates or distrusts humankind |
| incontinent | not continent: such as |
| plumb | a lead weight attached to a line and used to indicate a vertical direction |
| gallows | a frame usually of two upright posts and a transverse beam from which criminals are hanged |
| opiate | an alkaloid drug (such as morphine or codeine) that contains or is derived from opium, binds to cell receptors primarily of the central nervous system and gastrointestinal tract, acts to block pain, induce sedation or sleep, depress respiration, and produce calmness or euphoria, and is associated with physiological tolerance (see tolerance |
| glib | showing little forethought or preparation : offhand |
| absolve | to set (someone) free from an obligation or the consequences of guilt |
| specious | having a false look of truth or genuineness : sophistic |
| unearthly | not earthly: such as |