GRE Word List
ADJACENT
not distant : nearby
The meaning of the word adjacent is not distant : nearby.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| trample | tramp |
| unimpeachable | not impeachable: such as |
| decry | to depreciate (something, such as a coin) officially or publicly |
| philology | the study of literature and of disciplines relevant to literature or to language as used in literature |
| acumen | keenness and depth of perception, discernment, or discrimination especially in practical matters |
| promontory | a high point of land or rock projecting into a body of water |
| advent | the period beginning four Sundays before Christmas and observed by some Christians as a season of prayer and fasting |
| extraneous | existing on or coming from the outside |
| decapitate | to cut off the head of : behead |
| malfeasance | wrongdoing or misconduct especially by a public official |