GRE Word List
PRECARIOUS
dependent on chance circumstances, unknown conditions, or uncertain developments
The meaning of the word precarious is dependent on chance circumstances, unknown conditions, or uncertain developments.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| criteria | a standard on which a judgment or decision may be based |
| alliteration | the repetition of usually initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words or syllables (such as wild and woolly, threatening throngs) |
| awe | an emotion variously combining dread, veneration, and wonder that is inspired by authority or by the sacred or sublime |
| ductile | capable of being drawn out (see draw |
| ambivalence | simultaneous and contradictory attitudes or feelings (such as attraction and repulsion) toward an object, person, or action |
| snivel | to run at the nose |
| composure | a calmness or repose especially of mind, bearing, or appearance : self-possession |
| inception | an act, process, or instance of beginning : commencement |
| filch | to steal secretly or casually |
| fanaticism | fanatic outlook or behavior |