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 |
|---|---|
| capacious | containing or capable of containing a great deal |
| stint | a period of time spent at a particular activity |
| odds | the probability that one thing is so or will happen rather than another : chances |
| wrangle | to dispute angrily or peevishly : bicker |
| centrifugal | proceeding or acting in a direction away from a center or axis |
| orifice | an opening (such as a vent, mouth, or hole) through which something may pass |
| opiate | an alkaloid drug (such as morphine or codeine) that contains or is derived from opium, binds to cell receptors primarily of the central nervous system and gastrointestinal tract, acts to block pain, induce sedation or sleep, depress respiration, and produce calmness or euphoria, and is associated with physiological tolerance (see tolerance |
| revoke | to annul by recalling or taking back : rescind |
| jettison | to get rid of as superfluous or encumbering : omit or forgo as part of a plan or as the result of some other decision |
| subversive | the act of subverting : the state of being subverted |