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 |
|---|---|
| vulnerable | capable of being physically or emotionally wounded |
| quintessence | the fifth and highest element in ancient and medieval philosophy that permeates all nature and is the substance composing the celestial bodies |
| probity | adherence to the highest principles and ideals : uprightness |
| anthropologist | the science of human beings |
| ravenous | rapacious |
| chronicle | a historical account of events arranged in order of time usually without analysis or interpretation |
| pragmatist | a practical approach to problems and affairs |
| fumble | to grope for or handle something clumsily or aimlessly |
| astringent | causing a tightening of soft organic tissues : styptic |
| title | the distinguishing name of a written, printed, or filmed production |