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 |
|---|---|
| parched | deprived of natural moisture |
| adapt | to make fit (as for a new use) often by modification |
| bilk | to block the free development of : frustrate |
| calculated | apt |
| prune | a plum dried or capable of drying without fermentation |
| pedestrian | commonplace |
| vulnerable | capable of being physically or emotionally wounded |
| abhor | to regard with extreme repugnance : to feel hatred or loathing for : loathe |
| liability | the quality or state of being liable |
| defection | conscious abandonment of allegiance or duty (as to a person, cause, or doctrine) : desertion |