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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| wade | to step in or through a medium (such as water) offering more resistance than air |
| pastoral | of, relating to, or composed of shepherds or herdsmen |
| outfit | the act of fitting out or equipping (as for a voyage or expedition) |
| gusty | the sensation of taste |
| translucent | permitting the passage of light: |
| languish | to be or become feeble, weak, or enervated |
| sordid | marked by baseness or grossness : vile |
| bulge | to jut out : swell |
| pudding | blood sausage |
| reconnaissance | a preliminary survey to gain information |