GRE Word List
ADJACENT
not distant : nearby
The meaning of the word adjacent is not distant : nearby.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| prodigious | causing amazement or wonder |
| quarry | game |
| seasonable | suitable to the season or circumstances : timely |
| germane | being at once relevant and appropriate : fitting |
| pertinacious | adhering resolutely to an opinion, purpose, or design |
| primary | first in order of time or development : primitive |
| falter | to walk unsteadily : stumble |
| idiom | an expression in the usage of a language that is peculiar to itself either in having a meaning that cannot be derived from the conjoined meanings of its elements (such as up in the air for "undecided") or in its grammatically atypical use of words (such as give way) |
| agitate | to excite and often trouble the mind or feelings of : disturb |
| maelstrom | a powerful often violent whirlpool sucking in objects within a given radius |