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

WordMeaning
adornto enhance the appearance of especially with beautiful objects
sheafa quantity of the stalks and ears of a cereal grass or sometimes other plant material bound together
urchinhedgehog
elucidateto make lucid especially by explanation or analysis
limboan abode of souls that are according to Roman Catholic theology barred from heaven because of not having received Christian baptism
plummetto fall perpendicularly
sounda particular auditory impression : tone
centaurany of a race of creatures fabled to be half human and half horse and to live in the mountains of Thessaly
resumptionan act or instance of resuming : recommencement
preemptto acquire (something, such as land) by preemption