GRE Word List
ADJUTANT
a staff officer in the army, air force, or marine corps who assists the commanding officer and is responsible especially for correspondence
The meaning of the word adjutant is a staff officer in the army, air force, or marine corps who assists the commanding officer and is responsible especially for correspondence.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| supplant | to supersede (another) especially by force or treachery |
| forego | to go before : precede |
| context | the parts of a discourse that surround a word or passage and can throw light on its meaning |
| trample | tramp |
| incubate | to sit on (eggs) so as to hatch by the warmth of the body |
| fructify | to bear fruit |
| denouement | the final outcome of the main dramatic complication in a literary work |
| puerile | juvenile |
| provident | frugal |
| protrude | to jut out from the surrounding surface or context |