GRE Word List
ADJACENT
not distant : nearby
The meaning of the word adjacent is not distant : nearby.
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| deign | to condescend reluctantly and with a strong sense of the affront to one's superiority that is involved : stoop |
| equine | of, relating to, or resembling a horse or the horse family |
| corrosive | tending or having the power to corrode |
| surmount | to prevail over : overcome |
| sober | not intoxicated |
| disparity | a noticeable and usually significant difference or dissimilarity |
| stammer | to make involuntary stops and repetitions in speaking : stutter |
| graphite | a soft black lustrous form of carbon that conducts electricity and is used in lead pencils and electrolytic anodes, as a lubricant, and as a moderator in nuclear reactors |
| credential | warranting credit or confidence |
| holocaust | a sacrifice (see sacrifice |