GRE Word List
ADJUNCT
something joined or added to another thing but not essentially a part of it
The meaning of the word adjunct is something joined or added to another thing but not essentially a part of it.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| sporadic | occurring occasionally, singly, or in irregular or random instances |
| artifice | clever or artful skill : ingenuity |
| osseous | bony |
| precocious | exceptionally early in development or occurrence |
| abode | the place where one lives : home |
| complaisant | marked by an inclination to please or oblige |
| purge | to clear of guilt |
| beholden | being under obligation for a favor or gift : indebted |
| tarantula | any of various large, typically ground-dwelling, hairy, mygalomorph spiders (family Theraphosidae) of warm regions that possess venomous fangs used to subdue and kill prey (such as insects, centipedes, frogs, and mice) caught by ambush or chase and that construct silk-lined burrows but do not build webs to trap food |
| persist | to go on resolutely or stubbornly in spite of opposition, importunity, or warning |