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 |
|---|---|
| outlook | a place offering a view |
| scale | an instrument or machine for weighing |
| disband | to break up the organization of : dissolve |
| irreconcilable | impossible to reconcile |
| insomnia | prolonged and usually abnormal inability to get enough sleep especially due to trouble falling asleep or staying asleep |
| herbivorous | feeding on plants |
| chassis | the supporting frame of a structure (such as an automobile or television) |
| amiss | in a mistaken way : wrongly |
| herpetologist | a branch of zoology dealing with reptiles and amphibians |
| tempestuous | of, relating to, or resembling a tempest : turbulent |