GRE Word List
ADJACENT
adjoining; neighboring; close by
The meaning of the word adjacent is adjoining; neighboring; close by.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| loom | appear or take shape (usually in an enlarged, indistinct, or distorted form); Ex. The shadow of the gallows loomed threateningly. N: apparatus for making thread into cloth |
| reparation | compensation (for loss or wrong); amends; Ex. make reparation for the damage; CF. repair |
| execrate | curse; express abhorrence for; detest |
| autopsy | examination of a dead body; postmortem; V. |
| bent | determined; Ex. bent on advancing in the business; N: natural talent or inclination |
| fashion | give shape to; make; Ex. fashion the pot out of clay |
| parsimony | stinginess; excessive frugality; ADJ. parsimonious |
| convoluted | coiled around; twisted; involved; complicated; intricate; complex; N. convolution: twist; one of the convex folds of the surface of the brain |
| empathy | ability to identify with another's feelings, ideas, etc.; identification with and understanding of another's feelings; V. empathize; CF. sympathy |
| unravel | disentangle; solve |
