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 |
|---|---|
| exhume | disinter |
| abode | the place where one lives : home |
| belittle | to speak slightingly of : disparage |
| wry | twist |
| chaotic | marked by chaos or being in a state of chaos : completely confused or disordered |
| irresolute | uncertain how to act or proceed : vacillating |
| lode | waterway |
| sonorous | producing sound (as when struck) |
| 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 |
| canard | a false or unfounded report or story |