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

WordMeaning
promontorya high point of land or rock projecting into a body of water
supposititiousfraudulently substituted : spurious
turbidthick or opaque with or as if with roiled sediment
conventionagreement
flaila hand threshing implement consisting of a wooden handle at the end of which a stouter and shorter stick is so hung as to swing freely
nihilista viewpoint that traditional values and beliefs are unfounded and that existence is senseless and useless
elusivetending to elude: such as
solecisman ungrammatical combination of words in a sentence
manaclea shackle for the hand or wrist : handcuff
suppositionsomething that is supposed : hypothesis