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 |
|---|---|
| defrock | to deprive of the right to exercise the functions of office |
| abscond | to depart secretly and hide oneself |
| motto | a sentence, phrase, or word inscribed on something as appropriate to or indicative of its character or use |
| crypt | a chamber (such as a vault) wholly or partly underground |
| homage | a feudal ceremony by which a man acknowledges himself the vassal of a lord |
| pinnace | a light sailing ship |
| dutiful | filled with or motivated by a sense of duty |
| historical | of, relating to, or having the character of history |
| evanescent | tending to vanish like vapor |
| jollity | the quality or state of being jolly : merriment |