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.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| begrudge | to give or concede reluctantly or with displeasure |
| juncture | a point of time |
| corrode | to eat away by degrees as if by gnawing |
| ordain | to invest (see invest |
| comprise | to be made up of |
| illusive | based on or producing illusion : illusory |
| distant | separated in space : away |
| supplant | to supersede (another) especially by force or treachery |
| rotund | marked by roundness : rounded |
| untoward | difficult to guide, manage, or work with : unruly |