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 |
|---|---|
| itinerant | traveling from place to place |
| aquiline | curving like an eagle's beak |
| indices | signs; indications; Ex. indices of a student's potential; CF. index: something that reveals or indicates; sign; Ex. cost-of-living index |
| consolidation | the act or process of consolidating : the state of being consolidated |
| schematic | of or relating to a scheme or schema |
| compulsory | mandatory |
| ventral | of or relating to the belly : abdominal |
| amenable | liable to be brought to account : answerable |
| disclaim | to make a disclaimer |
| philanderer | a man who has sexual relations with many women |