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 |
|---|---|
| fleet | a number of warships under a single command |
| simile | a figure of speech comparing two unlike things that is often introduced by like or as (as in cheeks like roses) compare metaphor |
| elixir | a substance held capable of changing base metals into gold |
| remote | separated by an interval or space greater than usual |
| rabies | an acute virus disease of the nervous system of mammals that is caused by a rhabdovirus (species Rabies virus of the genus Lyssavirus) usually transmitted through the bite of a rabid animal and that is characterized typically by increased salivation, abnormal behavior, and eventual paralysis and death when untreated |
| qualms | a feeling of uneasiness about a point especially of conscience or propriety |
| affront | to insult especially to the face by behavior or language |
| advocate | one who defends or maintains a cause or proposal |
| rubric | an authoritative rule |
| withhold | to hold back from action : check |