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 |
|---|---|
| compliant | ready or disposed to comply : submissive |
| factious | of or relating to faction: such as |
| rift | fissure |
| generate | to bring into existence: such as |
| prevaricate | to deviate from the truth : equivocate |
| draw | to cause to move continuously toward or after a force applied in advance : pull |
| haughtiness | blatantly and disdainfully proud : having or showing an attitude of superiority and contempt for people or things perceived to be inferior |
| clandestine | marked by, held in, or conducted with secrecy : surreptitious |
| cursory | rapidly and often superficially performed or produced : hasty |
| thermal | of, relating to, or caused by heat |