GRE Word List
ADJACENT
not distant : nearby
The meaning of the word adjacent is not distant : nearby.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| inequity | injustice |
| derelict | abandoned especially by the owner or occupant |
| fertile | producing or bearing many crops in great quantities : productive |
| virile | having traditionally masculine traits especially to a marked degree |
| 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 |
| oblivious | lacking remembrance, memory, or mindful attention |
| anomalous | inconsistent with or deviating from what is usual, normal, or expected : irregular |
| backslide | to lapse morally or in the practice of religion |
| jocund | marked by or suggestive of high spirits and lively mirthfulness |
| shrew | any 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 |