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 |
|---|---|
| favoritism | the showing of special favor : partiality |
| encomiastic | one that praises : eulogist |
| curb | an edging (as of concrete) built along a street to form part of a gutter |
| nemesis | the Greek goddess of retributive justice |
| demographic | the statistical characteristics of human populations (such as age or income) used especially to identify markets |
| knave | a tricky deceitful fellow |
| velocity | quickness of motion : speed |
| melee | a confused struggle |
| chaperon | a person (such as a matron) who for propriety (see propriety |
| linger | to be slow in parting or in quitting something : tarry |