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 |
|---|---|
| insolence | the quality or state of being insolent |
| pretext | a purpose or motive alleged or an appearance assumed in order to cloak the real intention or state of affairs |
| cull | to select from a group : choose |
| penetrate | to pass into or through |
| leaven | a substance (such as yeast) used to produce fermentation in dough or a liquid |
| deducible | to determine by reasoning or deduction |
| embryonic | of or relating to an embryo |
| excerpt | a passage (as from a book or musical composition) selected, performed, or copied : extract |
| centripetal | proceeding or acting in a direction toward a center or axis |
| encompass | include |