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 |
|---|---|
| vainglorious | marked by vainglory : boastful |
| shed | to rid oneself of temporarily or permanently as superfluous or unwanted |
| millennium | the thousand years mentioned in Revelation (see revelation |
| semblance | outward and often specious appearance or show : form |
| noisome | noxious |
| refectory | a dining hall (as in a monastery or college) |
| careen | to put (a ship or boat) on a beach especially in order to clean, caulk, or repair the hull |
| lumen | the cavity of a tubular organ or part |
| filigree | ornamental work especially of fine wire of gold, silver, or copper applied chiefly to gold and silver surfaces |
| incarcerate | to put in prison |