GRE Word List
ADJACENT
not distant : nearby
The meaning of the word adjacent is not distant : nearby.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| peremptory | putting an end to or precluding a right of action, debate, or delay |
| centigrade | relating to, conforming to, or having a thermometric scale on which the interval between the freezing point of water and the boiling point of water is divided into 100 degrees with 0° representing the freezing point and 100° the boiling point |
| bout | a spell or period of activity: such as |
| redoubtable | causing fear or alarm : formidable |
| mirage | an optical (see optical |
| precipice | a very steep or overhanging place |
| dynamic | marked by usually continuous and productive activity or change |
| abysmal | immeasurably low or wretched : extremely poor or bad |
| impecunious | having very little or no money usually habitually : penniless |
| wan | suggestive of poor health : sickly |