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.

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WordMeaning
eddya current of water or air running contrary to the main current
idioman 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)
sheafa quantity of the stalks and ears of a cereal grass or sometimes other plant material bound together
ingenuea naive girl or young woman
poulticea soft usually heated and sometimes medicated mass spread on cloth and applied to sores or other lesions
exquisitemarked by flawless craftsmanship or by beautiful, ingenious, delicate, or elaborate execution
truisman undoubted or self-evident truth
raptlifted up and carried away
lista simple series of words or numerals (such as the names of persons or objects)
chicanerydeception by artful subterfuge or sophistry : trickery