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.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| hypnosis | a trancelike state that resembles sleep but is induced by a person whose suggestions are readily accepted by the subject |
| emolument | the returns arising from office or employment usually in the form of compensation or perquisites |
| surly | menacing or threatening in appearance |
| consequential | of the nature of a secondary result : indirect |
| impunity | exemption or freedom from punishment, harm, or loss |
| supposition | something that is supposed : hypothesis |
| vise | any of various tools with two jaws for holding work that close usually by a screw, lever, or cam |
| canine | a conical pointed tooth |
| maudlin | drunk enough to be emotionally silly |
| odyssey | a long wandering or voyage usually marked by many changes of fortune |