GRE Word List
ADJOURN
to suspend indefinitely or until a later stated time
The meaning of the word adjourn is to suspend indefinitely or until a later stated time.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| transcendental | transcendent |
| temerity | unreasonable or foolhardy contempt of danger or opposition : rashness |
| stealth | a cautious, unobtrusive, and secretive way of moving or proceeding intended to avoid detection |
| acerbity | the quality of being acerbic |
| hallucination | a sensory perception (such as a visual image or a sound) that occurs in the absence of an actual external stimulus and usually arises from neurological disturbance (such as that associated with delirium tremens, schizophrenia, Parkinson's disease, or narcolepsy) or in response to drugs (such as LSD or phencyclidine) |
| dissertation | an extended usually written treatment of a subject |
| season | a time characterized by a particular circumstance or feature |
| sinecure | an office or position that requires little or no work and that usually provides an income |
| accommodate | to provide with something desired, needed, or suited |
| orthography | the art of writing words with the proper letters according to standard usage |