GRE Word List
ADJACENT
not distant : nearby
The meaning of the word adjacent is not distant : nearby.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| crust | the hardened exterior or surface part of bread |
| reprobation | the act of reprobating : the state of being reprobated |
| breach | infraction or violation of a law, obligation, tie, or standard |
| remittance | a sum of money remitted |
| furtive | done in a quiet and secretive way to avoid being noticed : surreptitious |
| quench | put out |
| embitter | to excite bitter feelings in |
| tenuous | having little substance or strength : flimsy |
| aperture | an opening or open space : hole |
| idiom | an expression in the usage of a language that is peculiar to itself either in having a meaning that cannot be derived from the conjoined meanings of its elements (such as up in the air for "undecided") or in its grammatically atypical use of words (such as give way) |