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 |
|---|---|
| motility | the quality or state of being motile : capability of movement |
| hirsute | hairy |
| trunk | the main stem of a tree apart from limbs and roots |
| maleficent | working or productive of harm or evil : baleful |
| spartan | a native or inhabitant of ancient Sparta |
| enfranchise | to set free (as from slavery) |
| dissection | the act or process of dissecting : the state of being dissected |
| fancied | imagined or believed to be true or real |
| anneal | to heat and then cool (a material, such as steel or glass) usually for softening and making less brittle |
| colossus | a statue of gigantic size and proportions |