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 |
|---|---|
| urge | to present, advocate, or demand earnestly or pressingly |
| correlation | the state or relation of being correlated |
| pretext | a purpose or motive alleged or an appearance assumed in order to cloak the real intention or state of affairs |
| abject | sunk to or existing in a low state or condition : very bad or severe |
| overt | open to view : manifest |
| recuperate | to get back : regain |
| travesty | a debased, distorted, or grossly inferior imitation |
| scurvy | a disease caused by a lack of vitamin C and characterized by spongy gums, loosening of the teeth, and a bleeding into the skin and mucous membranes |
| shack | hut |
| conspiracy | the act of conspiring together |