GRE Word List
ADJACENT
not distant : nearby
The meaning of the word adjacent is not distant : nearby.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| drone | a stingless male bee (as of the honeybee) that has the role of mating with the queen and does not gather nectar or pollen |
| bastion | a projecting part of a fortification |
| pestilential | causing or tending to cause pestilence : deadly |
| propagate | to cause to continue or increase by sexual or asexual reproduction |
| fortitude | strength of mind that enables a person to encounter danger or bear pain or adversity with courage |
| obliterate | to remove utterly from recognition or memory |
| dissipate | to break up and drive off |
| sprightly | marked by a gay lightness and vivacity : spirited |
| foster | having, relating to, or being the relationship between a foster parent and the child who the foster parent cares for |
| lax | loose |