GRE Word List

ADJACENT

not distant : nearby

The meaning of the word adjacent is not distant : nearby.

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asteroidany of the small rocky celestial bodies found especially between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter
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oafa stupid person : boob
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insatiableincapable of being satisfied : quenchless
fanciedimagined or believed to be true or real
progenydescendants
chroniclea historical account of events arranged in order of time usually without analysis or interpretation
subservientuseful in an inferior capacity : subordinate
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