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 |
|---|---|
| paradox | one (such as a person, situation, or action) having seemingly contradictory qualities or phases |
| denouement | the final outcome of the main dramatic complication in a literary work |
| dismiss | to permit or cause to leave |
| engender | beget |
| humanitarian | a person promoting human welfare and social reform : philanthropist |
| mirth | gladness or gaiety as shown by or accompanied with laughter |
| minatory | having a menacing quality |
| finesse | refinement or delicacy of workmanship, structure, or texture |
| figure | a number symbol : numeral |
| ascendancy | governing or controlling influence : domination |