GRE Word List
ADJACENT
not distant : nearby
The meaning of the word adjacent is not distant : nearby.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| contempt | the act of despising : the state of mind of one who despises : disdain |
| overweening | arrogant |
| apogee | the point in the orbit of an object (such as a satellite) orbiting the earth that is at the greatest distance from the center of the earth |
| beleaguer | besiege |
| clamor | noisy shouting |
| compact | predominantly formed or filled : composed |
| anarchist | a person who rebels against any authority, established order, or ruling power |
| motif | a usually recurring salient thematic element (as in the arts) |
| soar | to fly aloft or about |
| deign | to condescend reluctantly and with a strong sense of the affront to one's superiority that is involved : stoop |