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 |
|---|---|
| ulterior | going beyond what is openly said or shown and especially what is proper |
| legend | a story coming down from the past |
| quip | a clever usually taunting remark : gibe |
| metallurgical | the science and technology of metals |
| biennial | occurring every two years |
| practicable | capable of being put into practice or of being done or accomplished : feasible |
| fitful | characterized by fits or paroxysms |
| phoenix | a legendary bird which according to one account lived 500 years, burned itself to ashes on a pyre, and rose alive from the ashes to live another period |
| turgid | excessively embellished in style or language : bombastic |
| medium | something in a middle position |