GRE Word List
ADJACENT
not distant : nearby
The meaning of the word adjacent is not distant : nearby.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| buffoon | a ludicrous figure : clown |
| poignancy | the quality or state of being poignant |
| ulterior | going beyond what is openly said or shown and especially what is proper |
| immure | to enclose within or as if within walls |
| rendezvous | a place appointed for assembling or meeting |
| repugnance | the quality or fact of being contradictory or inconsistent |
| lumen | the cavity of a tubular organ or part |
| gallows | a frame usually of two upright posts and a transverse beam from which criminals are hanged |
| braggadocio | empty boasting |
| slaughter | the act of killing |