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 |
|---|---|
| litotes | understatement in which an affirmative is expressed by the negative of the contrary (as in "not a bad singer" or "not unhappy") |
| turbid | thick or opaque with or as if with roiled sediment |
| sanguinary | bloodthirsty |
| flaccid | not firm or stiff |
| forge | a furnace or a shop with its furnace where metal is heated and wrought : smithy |
| inured | to accustom to accept something undesirable |
| exquisite | marked by flawless craftsmanship or by beautiful, ingenious, delicate, or elaborate execution |
| candor | unreserved, honest, or sincere expression : forthrightness |
| decorous | marked by propriety and good taste : correct |
| fluster | to put into a state of agitated confusion : upset |