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 |
|---|---|
| comprehend | to grasp the nature, significance, or meaning of |
| adhere | to hold fast or stick by or as if by gluing, suction, grasping, or fusing |
| quell | to thoroughly overwhelm and reduce to submission or passivity |
| sleek | slick |
| veto | an authoritative prohibition : interdiction |
| propinquity | nearness of blood : kinship |
| waft | to move or go lightly on or as if on a buoyant medium |
| blatant | noisy especially in a vulgar or offensive manner : clamorous |
| list | a simple series of words or numerals (such as the names of persons or objects) |
| insouciant | lighthearted unconcern : nonchalance |