GRE Word List

ADJACENT

not distant : nearby

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

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WordMeaning
spoonerisma transposition of usually initial sounds of two or more words (as in tons of soil for sons of toil)
aeriethe nest of a bird on a cliff or a mountaintop
deflectto turn (something) aside especially from a straight course or fixed direction
hydrophobiarabies
natationthe action or art of swimming
intuitionthe power or faculty of attaining to direct knowledge or cognition without evident rational thought and inference
authoritativehaving, marked by, or proceeding from authority
kindleto start (a fire) burning : light
titillateto excite pleasurably : arouse by stimulation
carriondead and putrefying flesh