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 |
|---|---|
| florid | very flowery in style : ornate |
| salutary | producing a beneficial effect : remedial |
| bureaucracy | a body of nonelected government officials |
| ichthyology | a branch of zoology that deals with fishes |
| solstice | either of the two points on the ecliptic at which its distance from the celestial equator is greatest and which is reached by the sun each year about June 21 and December 21 |
| jostle | to come in contact or into collision |
| helm | a lever or wheel controlling the rudder of a ship for steering |
| rustic | of, relating to, or suitable for the country : rural |
| erroneous | containing or characterized by error : mistaken |
| divulge | to make known (something, such as a confidence or secret) |