| word | adjunct |
|---|---|
| definition | Something joined or added to another thing of which it is not a part. |
| eg_sentence | All technical-school students learn that classroom instruction can be a valuable adjunct to hands-on training. |
| explanation | With its prefix, ad-, meaning “to or toward,” adjunct implies that one thing is “joined to” another. A car wash may be operated as an adjunct to a gas station. An adjunct professor is one who's attached to the college without being a full member of the salaried faculty. And anyone trying to expand his or her vocabulary will find that daily reading of a newspaper is a worthwhile adjunct to actual vocabulary study |
| IPA | ˈæˌʤəŋkt |
Tags: mwvb::unit:9, mwvb::unit:9:word, mwvb::word, mwvb::word-cloze, mwvb::word-reverse, obsidian_to_anki
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