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 |
|---|---|
| despondent | feeling or showing extreme discouragement, dejection, or depression |
| injurious | inflicting or tending to inflict injury : detrimental |
| affront | to insult especially to the face by behavior or language |
| anthropoid | any of a suborder (Anthropoidea) of higher primates (such as macaques and marmosets) |
| tundra | a level or rolling treeless plain that is characteristic of arctic and subarctic regions, consists of black mucky soil with a permanently frozen subsoil, and has a dominant vegetation of mosses, lichens, herbs, and dwarf shrubs |
| celerity | rapidity of motion or action |
| tureen | a deep and usually covered bowl from which foods (such as soup) are served |
| exploit | deed |
| behemoth | a mighty animal described in Job 40:15–24 as an example of the power of God |
| despoil | to strip of belongings, possessions, or value : pillage |