GRE Word List
ADJACENT
not distant : nearby
The meaning of the word adjacent is not distant : nearby.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| epicure | one with sensitive and discriminating tastes especially in food or wine |
| pending | during |
| diurnal | active chiefly in the daytime |
| permissive | granted on sufferance : tolerated |
| hardy | bold |
| meditation | a discourse intended to express its author's reflections or to guide others in contemplation |
| underlying | lying beneath or below |
| squelch | to fall or stamp on so as to crush |
| larceny | the unlawful taking of personal property with intent to deprive the rightful owner of it permanently |
| pessimism | an inclination to emphasize adverse aspects, conditions, and possibilities or to expect the worst possible outcome |