GRE Word List
PRECARIOUS
unsafe; lacking in stability; uncertain; risky; Ex. precarious living
The meaning of the word precarious is unsafe; lacking in stability; uncertain; risky; Ex. precarious living.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| vignette | small drawing placed at the beginning or end of a chapter; picture; short literary sketch; short written description of a character or scene |
| nonsense | speech or writing with no meaning; foolish behavior or language; Ex. make (a) nonsense of: spoil; cause to fail |
| jingoist | extremely aggressive and militant patriot; warlike chauvinist; N. jingoism: extreme nationalism |
| waggish | humorous; mischievous; tricky |
| arrears | being in debt; money that should have been paid; work that should have been done |
| attest | testify; bear witness |
| unprecedented | having no previous example; novel; unparalleled |
| pen | fenced enclosure for animals; confining space; Ex. sheep pen; V: confine in a pen; enclose |
| patois | local or provincial dialect |
| tryst | meeting arranged by lovers; arrangement between lovers to meet |
