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 |
|---|---|
| fusillade | a number of shots fired simultaneously or in rapid succession |
| congeal | to change from a fluid to a solid state by or as if by cold |
| carat | a unit of fineness for gold equal to ยน/โโ part of pure gold in an alloy |
| aperture | an opening or open space : hole |
| machinations | an act of machinating |
| listless | characterized by lack of interest, energy, or spirit |
| antecedents | a substantive word, phrase, or clause whose denotation is referred to by a pronoun that typically follows the substantive (such as John in "Mary saw John and called to him") |
| thrall | a state of servitude or submission |
| climactic | of, relating to, or constituting a climax |
| vaporize | to convert (as by the application of heat or by spraying) into vapor |