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 |
|---|---|
| gastronomy | the art or science of good eating |
| vulture | any 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 |
| ornate | marked by elaborate rhetoric (see rhetoric |
| impute | to lay the responsibility or blame for (something) often falsely or unjustly |
| philistine | a native or inhabitant of ancient Philistia |
| irony | the use of words to express something other than and especially the opposite of the literal meaning |
| aberration | the fact or an instance of deviating or being aberrant especially from a moral standard or normal state |
| conclave | a private meeting or secret assembly |
| bullion | gold or silver considered as so much metal |
| remiss | negligent in the performance of work or duty : careless |