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
begrudgeto give or concede reluctantly or with displeasure
juncturea point of time
corrodeto eat away by degrees as if by gnawing
ordainto invest (see invest
compriseto be made up of
illusivebased on or producing illusion : illusory
distantseparated in space : away
supplantto supersede (another) especially by force or treachery
rotundmarked by roundness : rounded
untowarddifficult to guide, manage, or work with : unruly