GRE Word List

ADJACENT

not distant : nearby

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

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WordMeaning
discriminateto mark or perceive the distinguishing or peculiar features of
glossa surface luster or brightness : shine
wagto be in motion : stir
overbearingtending to overwhelm : overpowering
permeablecapable of being permeated : penetrable
centaurany of a race of creatures fabled to be half human and half horse and to live in the mountains of Thessaly
badgerany of various burrowing mammals (especially Taxidea taxus and Meles meles) of the weasel family that are widely distributed in the northern hemisphere
lowhaving a small upward extension or elevation
discreditto refuse to accept as true or accurate : disbelieve
repressto check by or as if by pressure : curb