GRE Word List

ADJACENT

not distant : nearby

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

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stanchto check or stop the flowing of
compliantready or disposed to comply : submissive
spawnto deposit or fertilize spawn
gambolto skip about in play : frisk
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smolderto burn sluggishly, without flame, and often with much smoke
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squashto press or beat into a pulp or a flat mass : crush
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