GRE Word List
HAZARDOUS
involving or exposing one to risk (as of loss or harm)
The meaning of the word hazardous is involving or exposing one to risk (as of loss or harm).
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| abjure | to renounce upon oath |
| prude | a person who is excessively or priggishly attentive to propriety or decorum |
| progenitor | an ancestor in the direct line : forefather |
| fermentation | the enzyme-catalyzed anaerobic breakdown of an energy-rich compound (such as a carbohydrate to carbon dioxide and alcohol or to an organic acid) by the action of microorganisms (such as bacteria or yeast) that occurs naturally and is commonly used in the production of various products (such as food, alcoholic beverages, and pharmaceuticals) especially by controlling microbial enzymatic activity |
| deference | respect and esteem due a superior or an elder |
| dauntless | incapable of being intimidated or subdued : fearless |
| oscillate | to swing backward and forward like a pendulum |
| espouse | marry |
| titillate | to excite pleasurably : arouse by stimulation |
| ennui | a feeling of weariness and dissatisfaction : boredom |