dependent on circumstances beyond one’s control; uncertain; insecure: a precarious livelihood. dependent on the will or pleasure of another; liable to be withdrawn or lost at the will of another: He held a precarious tenure under an arbitrary administration.
Q. What is the synonym for Ensure?
Some common synonyms of ensure are assure, insure, and secure. While all these words mean “to make a thing or person sure,” ensure, insure, and assure are interchangeable in many contexts where they indicate the making certain or inevitable of an outcome, but ensure may imply a virtual guarantee.
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Q. What is the root word of nearly?
It has an Old English root, eallmæst, “nearly all,” or literally, “mostly all.” Definitions of almost. adverb. (of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but.
Q. What does the word most nearly mean?
n. the most important or central part of something.
Q. What does going through most nearly mean?
The phrase “most nearly” is used to accommodate answers that have been derived correctly but that may be slightly different from the correct answer choice given on the exam. You should use good engineering judgment when selecting your choice of answer.
Q. What means soaked?
1 : to lie immersed in liquid (such as water) : become saturated by or as if by immersion. 2a : to enter or pass through something by or as if by pores or interstices : permeate. b : to penetrate or affect the mind or feelings —usually used with in or into. 3 : to drink alcoholic beverages intemperately.
Q. What is the root word of wonderment?
Wonder comes from the Old English word wundor, which means “marvelous thing, the object of astonishment.” For example, the Taj Mahal is one of the great wonders of the world, so beautiful and magical.
Q. What is the root word for government?
Government comes from the term govern. From Old French governer, derived from Latin gubernare “to direct, rule, guide, govern”, which is derived from the Greek kybernan (to pilot a ship).
