GRE Word List

ADJACENT

not distant : nearby

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

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inequityinjustice
derelictabandoned especially by the owner or occupant
fertileproducing or bearing many crops in great quantities : productive
virilehaving traditionally masculine traits especially to a marked degree
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obliviouslacking remembrance, memory, or mindful attention
anomalousinconsistent with or deviating from what is usual, normal, or expected : irregular
backslideto lapse morally or in the practice of religion
jocundmarked by or suggestive of high spirits and lively mirthfulness
shrewany of a family (Soricidae) of small chiefly nocturnal insectivores related to the moles and distinguished by a long pointed snout, very small eyes, and short velvety fur