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 |
|---|---|
| derelict | abandoned especially by the owner or occupant |
| rampant | rearing upon the hind legs with forelegs extended |
| stockade | a line of stout posts set firmly to form a defense |
| allocate | to apportion for a specific purpose or to particular persons or things : distribute |
| profane | to treat (something sacred) with abuse, irreverence, or contempt : desecrate |
| victuals | food usable by people |
| interloper | one that interlopes: such as |
| litotes | understatement in which an affirmative is expressed by the negative of the contrary (as in "not a bad singer" or "not unhappy") |
| commensurate | corresponding in size, extent, amount, or degree : proportionate |
| expenditure | the act or process of expending |