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 |
|---|---|
| resurrect | to raise from the dead |
| dire | exciting horror |
| rare | seldom occurring or found : uncommon |
| august | marked by majestic dignity or grandeur |
| anchor | a device usually of metal attached to a ship or boat by a cable and cast overboard to hold it in a particular place by means of a fluke that digs into the bottom |
| discombobulated | characterized by confusion or disorder |
| comeuppance | a deserved rebuke or penalty : deserts |
| elevation | the height to which something is elevated: such as |
| garnish | decorate |
| chasm | a deep cleft in the surface of a planet (such as the earth) : gorge |