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 |
|---|---|
| circumscribe | to constrict (see constrict |
| knack | a special ready capacity that is hard to analyze or teach |
| egotistical | characterized by egotism : having, showing, or arising from an exaggerated sense of self-importance |
| mash | to reduce to a soft pulpy state by beating or pressure |
| consternation | amazement or dismay that hinders or throws into confusion |
| egoism | a doctrine that individual self-interest is the actual motive of all conscious action |
| pine | any of a genus (Pinus of the family Pinaceae, the pine family) of coniferous evergreen trees that have slender elongated needles and include some valuable timber trees and ornamentals |
| contusion | injury to tissue usually without laceration : bruise |
| ramify | to split up into branches or constituent parts |
| beware | to be on one's guard |