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 |
|---|---|
| bookish | of or relating to books |
| meditation | a discourse intended to express its author's reflections or to guide others in contemplation |
| humor | that quality which appeals to a sense of the ludicrous or absurdly incongruous : a funny or amusing quality |
| anticlimax | the usually sudden transition in discourse from a significant idea to a trivial or ludicrous idea |
| addiction | a compulsive, chronic, physiological or psychological need for a habit-forming substance, behavior, or activity having harmful physical, psychological, or social effects and typically causing well-defined symptoms (such as anxiety, irritability, tremors, or nausea) upon withdrawal or abstinence : the state of being addicted |
| promulgate | to make (an idea, belief, etc.) known to many people by open declaration : proclaim |
| aplomb | complete and confident composure or self-assurance : poise |
| bacchanalian | a Roman festival of Bacchus celebrated with dancing, song, and revelry |
| arbiter | a person with power to decide a dispute : judge |
| resumption | an act or instance of resuming : recommencement |