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 |
|---|---|
| impassioned | filled with passion or zeal : showing great warmth or intensity of feeling |
| craft | skill in planning, making, or executing : dexterity |
| forfeit | something forfeited or subject to being forfeited (as for a crime, offense, or neglect of duty) : penalty |
| connotation | something suggested by a word or thing : implication |
| celestial | of, relating to, or suggesting heaven or divinity |
| penchant | a strong and continued inclination |
| outmoded | not being in style |
| pandemonium | a wild uproar (as because of anger or excitement in a crowd of people) |
| antediluvian | of or relating to the period before the flood described in the Bible |
| nomadic | of, relating to, or characteristic of nomads |