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 |
|---|---|
| intellect | the power of knowing as distinguished from the power to feel and to will : the capacity for knowledge |
| suffragist | one who advocates extension of suffrage especially to women |
| probity | adherence to the highest principles and ideals : uprightness |
| tenure | the act, right, manner, or term of holding something (such as a landed property, a position, or an office) |
| diadem | crown |
| flirt | to move erratically : flit |
| runic | any of the characters of any of several alphabets used by the Germanic peoples from about the 3rd to the 13th centuries |
| ubiquitous | existing or being everywhere at the same time : constantly encountered : widespread |
| nuance | a subtle distinction or variation |
| patina | a usually green film formed naturally on copper and bronze by long exposure or artificially (as by acids) and often valued aesthetically for its color |