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.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| aberrant | deviating from the usual or natural type : atypical |
| infinitesimal | immeasurably or incalculably small |
| incontinent | not continent: such as |
| emissary | one designated as the agent of another : representative |
| eugenic | relating to or fitted for the production of good offspring |
| scenario | an outline or synopsis of a play |
| prohibitive | tending to prohibit or restrain |
| collation | a light meal allowed on fast days in place of lunch or supper |
| stoke | to poke or stir up (a fire, flames, etc.) : supply with fuel |
| litotes | understatement in which an affirmative is expressed by the negative of the contrary (as in "not a bad singer" or "not unhappy") |