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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fraudulentcharacterized by, based on, or done by fraud : deceitful
jocundmarked by or suggestive of high spirits and lively mirthfulness
foistto introduce or insert surreptitiously or without warrant
impendingoccurring or likely to occur soon : upcoming
ejaculationan act of ejaculating
subterfugedeception by artifice or stratagem in order to conceal, escape, or evade
pathetichaving a capacity to move one to either compassionate or contemptuous pity
coupa sudden decisive exercise of force in politics and especially the violent overthrow or alteration of an existing government by a small group : coup d'Γ©tat
homogeneousof the same or a similar kind or nature
secta dissenting or schismatic religious body