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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WordMeaning
discounta reduction made from the gross (see gross
surmisea thought or idea based on scanty evidence : conjecture
mountebanka person who sells quack medicines from a platform
repastsomething taken as food : meal
combustiblecapable of combustion
errantbehaving wrongly
institutionan established organization or corporation (such as a bank or university) especially of a public character
amnesialoss of memory due usually to brain injury, shock, fatigue, repression, or illness
endearmenta word or an act (such as a caress) expressing affection
smatteringsuperficial piecemeal knowledge