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 |
|---|---|
| kismet | fate |
| discursive | moving from topic to topic without order : rambling |
| hap | happening |
| autonomous | having the right or power of self-government |
| awful | extremely disagreeable or objectionable |
| etymology | the history of a linguistic form (such as a word) shown by tracing its development since its earliest recorded occurrence in the language where it is found, by tracing its transmission from one language to another, by analyzing it into its component parts, by identifying its cognates in other languages, or by tracing it and its cognates to a common ancestral form in an ancestral language |
| inevitable | incapable of being avoided or evaded |
| disparate | markedly distinct in quality or character |
| spangle | a small plate of shining metal or plastic used for ornamentation especially on clothing |
| peruse | to examine or consider with attention and in detail : study |