GRE Word List

ADJACENT

not distant : nearby

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

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WordMeaning
resortone that affords aid or refuge : resource
conscripta conscripted person (such as a military recruit)
reprieveto delay the punishment of (someone, such as a condemned prisoner)
pathosan element in experience or in artistic representation evoking pity or compassion
gerrymanderthe act or method of gerrymandering
pragmaticrelating to matters of fact or practical affairs often to the exclusion of intellectual or artistic matters : practical as opposed to idealistic
typhoona hurricane occurring especially in the region of the Philippines or the China sea
dingydirty
mottoa sentence, phrase, or word inscribed on something as appropriate to or indicative of its character or use
rendezvousa place appointed for assembling or meeting