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 |
|---|---|
| amass | to collect for oneself : accumulate |
| ogle | to glance with amorous invitation or challenge |
| retribution | recompense |
| claustrophobia | abnormal dread of being in closed or narrow spaces |
| centrifugal | proceeding or acting in a direction away from a center or axis |
| ornate | marked by elaborate rhetoric (see rhetoric |
| indolent | averse to activity, effort, or movement : habitually lazy |
| bromide | a binary compound of bromine with another element or a radical including some (such as potassium bromide) used as sedatives |
| trek | to make one's way arduously |
| disarray | a lack of order or sequence : confusion |