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 |
|---|---|
| eulogistic | a commendatory oration or writing especially in honor of one deceased |
| mulct | fine |
| mayhem | needless or willful damage or violence |
| presumptuous | overstepping due bounds (as of propriety or courtesy) : taking liberties |
| macabre | having death as a subject : comprising or including a personalized representation of death |
| brave | having or showing mental or moral strength to face danger, fear, or difficulty : having or showing courage |
| astute | having or showing shrewdness and an ability to notice and understand things clearly : mentally sharp or clever |
| approbation | commendation |
| buccaneer | any of the freebooters preying on Spanish ships and settlements especially in 17th century West Indies |
| distract | to draw or direct (something, such as someone's attention) to a different object or in different directions at the same time |