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 |
|---|---|
| impeccable | free from fault or blame : flawless |
| assail | to attack violently : assault |
| sluggish | averse to activity or exertion : indolent |
| partition | the action of parting : the state of being parted : division |
| layman | a person who is not a member of the clergy |
| suavity | smoothly though often superficially gracious and sophisticated |
| dowdy | not neat or becoming in appearance : shabby |
| opalescent | reflecting an iridescent light |
| hermitage | the habitation of a hermit |
| malediction | curse |