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 |
|---|---|
| escapade | a usually adventurous action that runs counter to approved or conventional conduct |
| carafe | a bottle with a flaring lip used to hold beverages and especially wine |
| stereotype | to make a stereotype from |
| stultify | to have a dulling or inhibiting effect on |
| domicile | a dwelling place : place of residence : home |
| homage | a feudal ceremony by which a man acknowledges himself the vassal of a lord |
| complaisant | marked by an inclination to please or oblige |
| acclivity | an ascending slope (as of a hill) |
| metaphor | a figure of speech in which a word or phrase literally denoting one kind of object or idea is used in place of another to suggest a likeness or analogy between them (as in drowning in money) |
| comatose | of, resembling, or affected with coma |