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 |
|---|---|
| obdurate | stubbornly persistent in wrongdoing |
| whet | to sharpen by rubbing on or with something (such as a stone) |
| husbandry | the cultivation or production of plants or animals : agriculture |
| scenario | an outline or synopsis of a play |
| founder | one that founds or establishes |
| tautological | involving or containing rhetorical tautology : redundant |
| droll | having a humorous, whimsical, or odd quality |
| overthrow | overturn |
| balm | a balsamic (see balsamic |
| bicker | petulant quarreling : altercation |