GRE Word List
ADJACENT
not distant : nearby
The meaning of the word adjacent is not distant : nearby.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| remission | the act or process of remitting |
| vegetate | to lead a passive existence without exertion of body or mind |
| diadem | crown |
| adjoin | to add or attach by joining |
| libido | instinctual psychic energy that in psychoanalytic theory is derived from primitive biological urges (as for sexual pleasure or self-preservation) and that is expressed in conscious activity |
| purgatory | an intermediate state after death for expiatory purification |
| neophyte | a new convert : proselyte |
| divine | of, relating to, or proceeding directly from God (see god |
| desolate | devoid of inhabitants and visitors : deserted |
| scanty | limited or less than sufficient in degree, quantity, or extent |