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 |
|---|---|
| tiller | one that tills : cultivator |
| winsome | generally pleasing and engaging often because of a childlike charm and innocence |
| threat | an expression of intention to inflict evil, injury, or damage |
| cower | to shrink away or crouch especially for shelter from something that menaces, domineers, or dismays |
| petulant | insolent or rude in speech or behavior |
| gamut | the whole series of recognized musical notes |
| balk | to refuse abruptly |
| rave | to talk irrationally in or as if in delirium |
| wanderlust | strong longing for or impulse toward wandering |
| gadfly | any of various flies (such as a horsefly, botfly, or warble fly) that bite or annoy livestock |