GRE Word List
PRECARIOUS
unsafe; lacking in stability; uncertain; risky; Ex. precarious living
The meaning of the word precarious is unsafe; lacking in stability; uncertain; risky; Ex. precarious living.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| impassable | not able to be traveled or crossed |
| lap | take in food or drink with one's tongue; splash gently; Ex. waves lapping the shore; N: front area from the waist to the knees of a seated person |
| grovel | crawl or creep on ground; remain prostrate; behave in a servile manner |
| eloquence | expressiveness; persuasive speech; ADJ. eloquent: movingly expressive; expressing ideas well so that the hearers can be influeneced |
| indigence | poverty |
| articulate | effective; distinct; expressing ideas clearly; having clear sounds; having joints; Ex. articulate speech; V: express thoughts and feeling clearly; pronounce clearly; unite by joints |
| intrepid | fearless |
| artifacts | object made by human beings, either hand-made or mass-produced |
| prude | excessively modest or proper person (who is easily shocked by improper things, esp. of a sexual nature); N. prudery; ADJ. prudish: excessively concerned with propriety |
| querulous | given to complaining; complaining; fretful; whining |