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 |
|---|---|
| lank | not well filled out : slender |
| institutionalize | to make into an institution : give character of an institution to |
| palliate | to reduce the violence of (a disease) |
| supplicate | to make a humble entreaty |
| tepid | moderately warm : lukewarm |
| compost | a mixture that consists largely of decayed organic matter and is used for fertilizing and conditioning land |
| engender | beget |
| stereotype | to make a stereotype from |
| gloss_over | explain away with the intention of deceiving or hiding faults |
| covert | not openly shown, engaged in, or avowed : veiled |