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 |
|---|---|
| jeopardize | to expose to danger or risk : imperil |
| esoteric | designed for or understood by the specially initiated alone |
| automaton | a mechanism that is relatively self-operating |
| equivocal | subject to two or more interpretations and usually used to mislead or confuse |
| biting | having the power to bite |
| eschew | to avoid habitually especially on moral or practical grounds : shun |
| invoke | to petition for help or support |
| analgesic | an agent producing diminished sensation to pain without loss of consciousness : a drug that is used to relieve pain and produce analgesia |
| evoke | to call forth or up: such as |
| breed | to produce (offspring) by hatching or gestation |