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 |
|---|---|
| duplicity | contradictory doubleness of thought, speech, or action |
| defer | put off |
| induct | to put in formal possession (as of a benefice or office) : install |
| menagerie | a place where animals are kept and trained especially for exhibition |
| motley | variegated in color |
| gust | the sensation of taste |
| yokel | a naive or gullible inhabitant of a rural area or small town |
| ameliorate | to make better or more tolerable |
| babble | to talk enthusiastically or excessively |
| fray | a usually disorderly or protracted fight, struggle, or dispute |