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.

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WordMeaning
thriveto grow vigorously : flourish
damnto condemn to a punishment or fate
abodethe place where one lives : home
prevaricateto deviate from the truth : equivocate
momentoushaving great or lasting importance : consequential
disproportionlack of proportion, symmetry, or proper relation : disparity
hiatusa break in or as if in a material object : gap
pathetichaving a capacity to move one to either compassionate or contemptuous pity
intangiblenot tangible : impalpable
transgressionan act, process, or instance of transgressing: such as