GRE Word List
ADJACENT
not distant : nearby
The meaning of the word adjacent is not distant : nearby.
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circlet | a little circle |
vehement | marked by forceful energy : powerful |
atone | to make amends : to provide or serve as reparation or compensation for something bad or unwelcome |
doctrinaire | stubbornly or excessively devoted to a doctrine or theory without regard to practical considerations |
aphorism | a concise statement of a principle |
encumber | weigh down |
preternatural | existing outside of nature |
pinnacle | an upright architectural member generally ending in a small spire and used especially in Gothic construction to give weight especially to a buttress |
institution | an established organization or corporation (such as a bank or university) especially of a public character |
inexorable | not to be persuaded, moved, or stopped : relentless |