GRE Word List
ADVENTITIOUS
coming from another source and not inherent or innate
The meaning of the word adventitious is coming from another source and not inherent or innate.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| skulk | to move in a stealthy or furtive manner |
| laity | the people of a religious faith as distinguished from its clergy |
| misconstrue | to interpret (something, such as a statement or action) wrongly : misinterpret |
| trilogy | a series of three dramas or literary works or sometimes three musical compositions that are closely related and develop a single theme |
| denotation | an act or process of denoting |
| retribution | recompense |
| paranoia | mental illness characterized by systematized delusions of persecution or grandeur usually without hallucinations |
| tawdry | cheap and gaudy in appearance or quality |
| quixotic | foolishly impractical especially in the pursuit of ideals |
| parched | deprived of natural moisture |