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.

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fanaticismfanatic outlook or behavior
pendingduring
pungentsharply painful
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capacitylegal competency (see competence
oustto remove from or dispossess of property or position by legal action, by force, or by the compulsion of necessity
preciseexactly or sharply defined or stated
opportunesuitable or convenient for a particular occurrence
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