GRE Word List
ADJACENT
not distant : nearby
The meaning of the word adjacent is not distant : nearby.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| wangle | to resort to trickery or devious methods |
| docket | a brief written summary of a document : abstract |
| shrew | any of a family (Soricidae) of small chiefly nocturnal insectivores related to the moles and distinguished by a long pointed snout, very small eyes, and short velvety fur |
| stilted | pompous |
| mawkish | lacking flavor or having an unpleasant taste |
| pendant | something suspended: such as |
| primate | a bishop who has precedence in a province, a group of provinces, or a nation |
| incandescent | white, glowing, or luminous with intense heat |
| snicker | to laugh in a covert or partly suppressed manner : titter |
| institutionalize | to make into an institution : give character of an institution to |