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 |
|---|---|
| qualms | a feeling of uneasiness about a point especially of conscience or propriety |
| ornithologist | a branch of zoology dealing with birds |
| solace | to give comfort to in grief or misfortune : console |
| palate | the roof of the mouth separating the mouth from the nasal cavity see hard palate |
| arboreal | of, relating to, or resembling a tree |
| foment | to promote the growth or development of : rouse |
| recline | to cause or permit to incline backwards |
| slight | having a slim or delicate build : not stout or massive in body |
| fodder | something fed to domestic animals |
| milieu | the physical or social setting in which something occurs or develops : environment |