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 |
|---|---|
| bogus | not genuine : counterfeit |
| libido | instinctual psychic energy that in psychoanalytic theory is derived from primitive biological urges (as for sexual pleasure or self-preservation) and that is expressed in conscious activity |
| mayhem | needless or willful damage or violence |
| baffle | to defeat or check (someone) by confusing or puzzling : to confuse or frustrate completely : disconcert |
| flamboyant | marked by or given to strikingly elaborate or colorful display or behavior |
| ostensible | intended for display : open to view |
| court | the residence or establishment of a sovereign or similar dignitary |
| assail | to attack violently : assault |
| thespian | actor |
| tryst | an agreement (as between lovers) to meet |