GRE Word List

ADJACENT

not distant : nearby

The meaning of the word adjacent is not distant : nearby.

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metaphora figure of speech in which a word or phrase literally denoting one kind of object or idea is used in place of another to suggest a likeness or analogy between them (as in drowning in money)
berserkan ancient Scandinavian warrior frenzied in battle and held to be invulnerable
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inditemake up
innocuousproducing no injury : harmless
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physiognomythe art of discovering temperament and character from outward appearance
untenablenot able to be defended
profusionlavish expenditure : extravagance
torpedoa weapon for destroying ships by rupturing their hulls below the waterline: such as