adjunct
Attached but subordinate
An adjunct is an adverb or adverbial expression that supplements or completes the meaning of another sentence element, typically a verb phrase.
Adjuncts usually modify predicates to make them more specific.
In We drove from Cheyenne to Missoula, from Cheyenne and to Missoula are both adjuncts.
Word altering another
- adverbialFunctioning as manner-marker
- clauseProvision in agreement
- phraseWords forming partial meaning
- prepositionalRelating to linking words
optional · constituent · sentence · complement · conjunct · syntactic · adverb · time
What makes complete
- additionJoining quantities mathematically
- extensionAdded part or duration
- enhancementIncrease in quality
- augmentationAct of adding more
accompaniment · appendage · attachment · appendix · addendum · auxiliary · accessory · extra
One lower in rank
- secondaryLesser in rank
- supportiveOffering help and reassurance
- subsidiaryOf lesser importance
- peripheralExternal computer add-on
auxiliary · incidental · complementary · contributory · collateral · backup · facilitative · instrumental
Senior university teacher
- lecturerOne who teaches formally
- instructorOne who teaches skills
- facultyInherent power or ability
- teachingProfession of instructing others
researcher · tenure-track · part-time · contingent · visiting · sessional · college · university
Provisional in-between phase
- provisionalConditional and possibly temporary
- transientTemporary, soon departing
- short-termOf limited duration
- stopgapTemporary substitute measure
impermanent · makeshift · tentative · nonpermanent · transitory · precarious · unstable · acting
Agent of improvement
- flavoringSubstance adding taste
- preservativeAgent preventing spoilage
- stabilizerThing ensuring steadiness
- emulsifierCombines immiscible liquids
thickener · ingredient · brewing · fermentation · mash · grain · brewing · wort
modifier
Word altering another
- adverbialFunctioning as manner-marker
- clauseProvision in agreement
- phraseWords forming partial meaning
prepositional · optional · constituent · sentence · complement · conjunct · syntactic · adverb · time · place
complement
What makes complete
- additionJoining quantities mathematically
- extensionAdded part or duration
- enhancementIncrease in quality
augmentation · accompaniment · appendage · attachment · appendix · addendum · auxiliary · accessory · extra · accretion
subordinate
One lower in rank
- secondaryLesser in rank
- supportiveOffering help and reassurance
- subsidiaryOf lesser importance
peripheral · auxiliary · incidental · complementary · contributory · collateral · backup · facilitative · instrumental · concomitant
professor
Senior university teacher
- lecturerOne who teaches formally
- instructorOne who teaches skills
- facultyInherent power or ability
teaching · researcher · tenure-track · part-time · contingent · visiting · sessional · college · university · course
interim
Provisional in-between phase
- provisionalConditional and possibly temporary
- transientTemporary, soon departing
- short-termOf limited duration
stopgap · impermanent · makeshift · tentative · nonpermanent · transitory · precarious · unstable · acting · fill-in
enhancer
Agent of improvement
- flavoringSubstance adding taste
- preservativeAgent preventing spoilage
- stabilizerThing ensuring steadiness
emulsifier · thickener · ingredient · brewing · fermentation · mash · grain · brewing · wort · enzyme
- academicsprofessor, course, university professors, math, professors
- college termsuniversity, community college, fall semester, spring semester, liberal arts college
- academicscholarly, academic, intellectual, erudite, learned
- school peoplestudent, teacher, principal, professor, pupil
- school staffteacher, teachers, principal, professor, librarian
- temporary rolestemp, temp worker, internship, substitute, interim
adjunctessential
Fundamentally necessary
necessity · requirement · requisite · fundamental · core
adjuncttenured professor
Faculty with permanent appointment
principal · full professor · dominant · primary · full-time
adjuncthindrance
Barrier to progress
impediment · obstruction · obstacle · detraction · detriment
- adjunct professorNon-permanent college teacher
- adjunct facultyNon-permanent university instructor