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 |
|---|---|
| granulate | to form or crystallize into grains or granules |
| approbation | commendation |
| empathy | the action of understanding, being aware of, being sensitive to, and vicariously experiencing the feelings, thoughts, and experience of another of either the past or present without having the feelings, thoughts, and experience fully communicated in an objectively explicit manner |
| caldron | a large kettle or boiler |
| subservient | useful in an inferior capacity : subordinate |
| allocate | to apportion for a specific purpose or to particular persons or things : distribute |
| cameo | a gem carved in relief (see relief |
| perquisite | a privilege, gain, or profit incidental to regular salary or wages |
| harass | exhaust |
| humility | freedom from pride or arrogance : the quality or state of being humble |