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 |
|---|---|
| wane | to decrease in size, extent, or degree : dwindle |
| peruse | to examine or consider with attention and in detail : study |
| profligate | wildly extravagant |
| astute | having or showing shrewdness and an ability to notice and understand things clearly : mentally sharp or clever |
| thresh | to separate seed from (a harvested plant) mechanically |
| onerous | involving, imposing, or constituting a burden : troublesome |
| dutiful | filled with or motivated by a sense of duty |
| beneficent | doing or producing good |
| habitat | the place or environment where a plant or animal naturally or normally lives and grows |
| meretricious | of or relating to a prostitute : having the nature of prostitution |