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 |
|---|---|
| celerity | rapidity of motion or action |
| stratagem | an artifice or trick in war for deceiving and outwitting the enemy |
| promulgate | to make (an idea, belief, etc.) known to many people by open declaration : proclaim |
| culpable | meriting condemnation or blame especially as wrong or harmful |
| amoral | having or showing no concern about whether behavior is morally right or wrong |
| garnish | decorate |
| opiate | an alkaloid drug (such as morphine or codeine) that contains or is derived from opium, binds to cell receptors primarily of the central nervous system and gastrointestinal tract, acts to block pain, induce sedation or sleep, depress respiration, and produce calmness or euphoria, and is associated with physiological tolerance (see tolerance |
| exonerate | to relieve of a responsibility, obligation, or hardship |
| amenities | something that helps to provide comfort, convenience, or enjoyment |
| shear | to cut off the hair from |