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 |
|---|---|
| dictum | a noteworthy statement: such as |
| sluice | an artificial passage for water (as in a millstream) fitted with a valve or gate for stopping or regulating flow |
| waggish | resembling or characteristic of a wag |
| malodorous | having a bad odor |
| disconcert | to throw into confusion |
| genus | a class, kind, or group marked by common characteristics or by one common characteristic |
| gouge | a chisel with a concavo-convex cross section |
| phalanx | a body of heavily armed infantry in ancient Greece formed in close deep ranks and files |
| maraud | to roam about and raid in search of plunder |
| esteem | the regard in which one is held |