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 |
|---|---|
| whet | to sharpen by rubbing on or with something (such as a stone) |
| tenacity | the quality or state of being tenacious |
| barb | a medieval cloth headdress passing over or under the chin and covering the neck |
| peregrination | to travel especially on foot : walk |
| foster | having, relating to, or being the relationship between a foster parent and the child who the foster parent cares for |
| pedigree | a register recording a line of ancestors |
| pomposity | pompous demeanor, speech, or behavior |
| tread | to step or walk on or over |
| mayhem | needless or willful damage or violence |
| suavity | smoothly though often superficially gracious and sophisticated |