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 |
|---|---|
| construe | to analyze the arrangement and connection of words in (a sentence or sentence part) |
| effusion | an act of effusing |
| imperial | of, relating to, befitting, or suggestive of an empire or an emperor |
| esoteric | designed for or understood by the specially initiated alone |
| beget | to procreate as the father : sire |
| obfuscate | to throw into shadow : darken |
| misdemeanor | a crime less serious than a felony (see felony |
| titillate | to excite pleasurably : arouse by stimulation |
| tenacious | not easily pulled apart : cohesive |
| clapper | one that claps: such as |