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 |
|---|---|
| grouse | any of various chiefly ground-dwelling birds (family Tetraonidae) that are usually of reddish-brown or other protective color and have feathered legs and that include many important game birds |
| accommodate | to provide with something desired, needed, or suited |
| eclectic | composed of elements drawn from various sources |
| trance | stupor |
| intellect | the power of knowing as distinguished from the power to feel and to will : the capacity for knowledge |
| fervent | very hot : glowing |
| matinee | a musical or dramatic performance or social or public event held in the daytime and especially the afternoon |
| armada | a fleet of warships |
| eulogy | a commendatory oration or writing especially in honor of one deceased |
| stammer | to make involuntary stops and repetitions in speaking : stutter |