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 |
|---|---|
| phoenix | a legendary bird which according to one account lived 500 years, burned itself to ashes on a pyre, and rose alive from the ashes to live another period |
| contingent | dependent on or conditioned by something else |
| suffuse | to spread over or through in the manner of fluid or light : flush |
| lien | a charge upon real or personal property for the satisfaction of some debt or duty ordinarily arising by operation of law |
| worldly | of, relating to, or devoted to this world and its pursuits rather than to religion or spiritual affairs |
| malapropos | in an inappropriate or inopportune way |
| couple | two persons married, engaged, or otherwise romantically paired |
| discrepancy | the quality or state of disagreeing or being at variance |
| credulity | readiness or willingness to believe especially on slight or uncertain evidence |
| gobble | to swallow or eat greedily |