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 |
|---|---|
| inebriate | one who is drunk |
| bereavement | the state or fact of being bereaved or deprived of something or someone |
| defrock | to deprive of the right to exercise the functions of office |
| compulsive | having power to compel |
| fissure | a narrow opening or crack of considerable length and depth usually occurring from some breaking or parting |
| morgue | a place where the bodies of dead persons are kept temporarily pending identification or release for burial or autopsy |
| snub | to check or stop with a cutting retort : rebuke |
| hue | overall character or appearance to the mind : complexion |
| pretext | a purpose or motive alleged or an appearance assumed in order to cloak the real intention or state of affairs |
| infiltrate | to enter or become established in gradually or unobtrusively usually for subversive purposes |