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 |
|---|---|
| thwart | to oppose successfully : defeat the hopes or aspirations of |
| brittle | easily broken, cracked, or snapped |
| revert | to come or go back (as to a former condition, period, or subject) |
| breach | infraction or violation of a law, obligation, tie, or standard |
| ambivalence | simultaneous and contradictory attitudes or feelings (such as attraction and repulsion) toward an object, person, or action |
| bane | a source of harm or ruin : curse |
| seclusion | the act of secluding : the condition of being secluded |
| pinnacle | an upright architectural member generally ending in a small spire and used especially in Gothic construction to give weight especially to a buttress |
| amazon | a member of a race of female warriors of Greek mythology |
| intimidate | to make timid or fearful : frighten |