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 |
|---|---|
| discourse | verbal interchange of ideas |
| quietude | a quiet state : repose |
| coax | to influence or gently urge by caressing or flattering : wheedle |
| sherbet | a cold drink of sweetened and diluted fruit juice |
| amnesty | the act of an authority (such as a government) by which pardon is granted to a large group of individuals |
| ecstasy | a state of overwhelming emotion |
| lush | growing vigorously especially with luxuriant foliage |
| spurious | born to parents not married to each other |
| diaphanous | characterized by such fineness of texture as to permit seeing through |
| anachronism | an error in chronology |