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 |
|---|---|
| valedictory | of or relating to a valediction : expressing or containing a farewell |
| introvert | a person whose personality is characterized by introversion : a typically reserved or quiet person who tends to be introspective and enjoys spending time alone |
| nondescript | belonging or appearing to belong to no particular class or kind : not easily described |
| fuss: | trouble or worry over trifles; make nervous; pay too much attention to; N: needless concern or worry (about a trivial thing); anxious nervous condition; display of attention; Ex. make a fuss over the baby |
| ephemeral | lasting a very short time |
| ungainly | lacking in smoothness or dexterity : clumsy |
| infernal | of or relating to a nether world of the dead |
| decipher | decode |
| materialism | a theory that physical matter is the only or fundamental reality and that all being and processes and phenomena can be explained as manifestations or results of matter (see matter |
| glossy | having a surface luster or brightness |