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 |
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adorn | to enhance the appearance of especially with beautiful objects |
sheaf | a quantity of the stalks and ears of a cereal grass or sometimes other plant material bound together |
urchin | hedgehog |
elucidate | to make lucid especially by explanation or analysis |
limbo | an abode of souls that are according to Roman Catholic theology barred from heaven because of not having received Christian baptism |
plummet | to fall perpendicularly |
sound | a particular auditory impression : tone |
centaur | any of a race of creatures fabled to be half human and half horse and to live in the mountains of Thessaly |
resumption | an act or instance of resuming : recommencement |
preempt | to acquire (something, such as land) by preemption |