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 |
|---|---|
| enormity | an outrageous, improper, vicious, or immoral act |
| awl | a pointed tool for marking surfaces or piercing small holes (as in leather or wood) |
| blush | outward appearance : view |
| abrogate | to abolish by authoritative action : annul |
| disband | to break up the organization of : dissolve |
| damn | to condemn to a punishment or fate |
| colander | a perforated utensil for washing or draining food |
| authoritarian | of, relating to, or favoring blind submission to authority |
| limbo | an abode of souls that are according to Roman Catholic theology barred from heaven because of not having received Christian baptism |
| actuate | to put into mechanical action or motion |