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 |
|---|---|
| inclusive | broad in orientation or scope |
| writhe | to twist into coils or folds |
| girth | a band or strap that encircles the body of an animal to fasten something (such as a saddle) on its back |
| psychosis | a serious mental illness (such as schizophrenia) characterized by defective or lost contact with reality often with hallucinations or delusions |
| bemoan | to express deep grief or distress over |
| prance | to spring from the hind legs or move by so doing |
| forbearance | a refraining from the enforcement of something (such as a debt, right, or obligation) that is due |
| caldron | a large kettle or boiler |
| vindicate | to free from allegation or blame |
| religious | relating to or manifesting faithful devotion to an acknowledged ultimate reality or deity |