GRE Word List
ADJACENT
not distant : nearby
The meaning of the word adjacent is not distant : nearby.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| resort | one that affords aid or refuge : resource |
| conscript | a conscripted person (such as a military recruit) |
| reprieve | to delay the punishment of (someone, such as a condemned prisoner) |
| pathos | an element in experience or in artistic representation evoking pity or compassion |
| gerrymander | the act or method of gerrymandering |
| pragmatic | relating to matters of fact or practical affairs often to the exclusion of intellectual or artistic matters : practical as opposed to idealistic |
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| dingy | dirty |
| motto | a sentence, phrase, or word inscribed on something as appropriate to or indicative of its character or use |
| rendezvous | a place appointed for assembling or meeting |