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

WordMeaning
gastronomythe art or science of good eating
vultureany of various large birds (families Accipitridae and Cathartidae) that are related to the hawks, eagles, and falcons but have weaker claws and the head usually naked and that subsist chiefly or entirely on carrion
ornatemarked by elaborate rhetoric (see rhetoric
imputeto lay the responsibility or blame for (something) often falsely or unjustly
philistinea native or inhabitant of ancient Philistia
ironythe use of words to express something other than and especially the opposite of the literal meaning
aberrationthe fact or an instance of deviating or being aberrant especially from a moral standard or normal state
conclavea private meeting or secret assembly
bulliongold or silver considered as so much metal
remissnegligent in the performance of work or duty : careless