GRE Word List

ADJACENT

not distant : nearby

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

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WordMeaning
teneta principle, belief, or doctrine generally held to be true
ostensibleintended for display : open to view
poulticea soft usually heated and sometimes medicated mass spread on cloth and applied to sores or other lesions
procrastinateto put off intentionally and habitually
benedictionthe invocation (see invocation
clemencydisposition to be merciful and especially to moderate the severity of punishment due
primto give a prim or demure expression to
religiousrelating to or manifesting faithful devotion to an acknowledged ultimate reality or deity
amoralhaving or showing no concern about whether behavior is morally right or wrong
pacifyto allay the anger or agitation of : soothe