GRE Word List
ADJACENT
not distant : nearby
The meaning of the word adjacent is not distant : nearby.
Random words
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eclipse | the total or partial obscuring of one celestial body by another |
bulwark | a solid wall-like structure raised for defense : rampart |
feline | of, relating to, or affecting cats or the cat family |
alchemy | a medieval chemical science and speculative philosophy aiming to achieve the transmutation of the base metals into gold, the discovery of a universal cure for disease, and the discovery of a means of indefinitely prolonging life |
tangential | touching lightly : incidental |
scowl | to contract the brow in an expression of displeasure |
holocaust | a sacrifice (see sacrifice |
corrode | to eat away by degrees as if by gnawing |
extol | to praise highly : glorify |
impersonal | having no personal reference or connection |