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
chantto make melodic sounds with the voice
mutterto utter sounds or words indistinctly or with a low voice and with the lips partly closed
heterodoxcontrary to or different from an acknowledged standard, a traditional form, or an established religion : unorthodox
requiteto make return for : repay
marshala high official in the household of a medieval king, prince, or noble originally having charge of the cavalry but later usually in command of the military forces
contingentdependent on or conditioned by something else
shacklesomething (such as a manacle or fetter) that confines the legs or arms
diversediffering from one another : unlike
chorethe regular or daily light work of a household or farm
bleakexposed and barren and often windswept