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 |
|---|---|
| dignitary | one who possesses exalted rank or holds a position of dignity or honor |
| drudgery | dull, irksome, and fatiguing work : uninspiring or menial labor |
| trajectory | the curve that a body (such as a planet or comet in its orbit or a rocket) describes in space |
| imbroglio | an acutely painful or embarrassing misunderstanding |
| gust | the sensation of taste |
| churlish | of, resembling, or characteristic of a churl : vulgar |
| nominal | of, relating to, or being a noun or a word or expression taking a noun construction |
| surfeit | an overabundant supply : excess |
| disproportion | lack of proportion, symmetry, or proper relation : disparity |
| sublimate | sublime |