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 |
|---|---|
| ominous | being or exhibiting an omen : portentous |
| degenerate | having declined or become less specialized (as in nature, character, structure, or function) from an ancestral or former state |
| solace | to give comfort to in grief or misfortune : console |
| oculist | ophthalmologist |
| lopsided | leaning to one side |
| recumbent | suggestive of repose : leaning |
| passive | acted upon by an external agency |
| supple | compliant often to the point of obsequiousness |
| temerity | unreasonable or foolhardy contempt of danger or opposition : rashness |
| doddering | feeble |