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 |
|---|---|
| regicide | a person who kills a king |
| gustatory | relating to or associated with eating or the sense of taste |
| magnitude | great size or extent |
| wax | a substance that is secreted by bees and is used by them for constructing the honeycomb, that is a dull yellow solid plastic when warm, and that is composed primarily of a mixture of esters, hydrocarbons, and fatty acids : beeswax |
| retrieve | to locate and bring in (killed or wounded game) |
| aesthetic | of, relating to, or dealing with aesthetics or the beautiful |
| parasite | an organism living in, on, or with another organism in order to obtain nutrients, grow, or multiply often in a state that directly or indirectly harms the host (see host |
| sonic | utilizing, produced by, or relating to sound waves |
| stupefy | to make stupid, groggy, or insensible |
| understate | to represent as less than is the case |