GRE Word List
ADJACENT
not distant : nearby
The meaning of the word adjacent is not distant : nearby.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| ethereal | of or relating to the regions beyond the earth |
| dormant | represented on a coat of arms in a lying position with the head on the forepaws |
| outrage | an act of violence or brutality |
| embroider | to ornament with needlework |
| lurid | causing horror or revulsion : gruesome |
| acoustics | a science that deals with the production, control, transmission, reception, and effects of sound |
| animated | endowed with life or the qualities of life : alive |
| gargoyle | a spout in the form of a grotesque human or animal figure projecting from a roof gutter to throw rainwater clear of a building |
| caste | one of the hereditary social classes in Hinduism that restrict the occupation of their members and their association with the members of other castes |
| chimerical | existing only as the product of unchecked imagination : fantastically visionary (see visionary |