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 |
|---|---|
| loathe | to dislike greatly and often with disgust or intolerance : detest |
| cherubic | an order of angels see celestial hierarchy |
| rapt | lifted up and carried away |
| credence | mental acceptance as true or real |
| exclaim | to cry out or speak in strong or sudden emotion |
| harbinger | something that foreshadows a future event : something that gives an anticipatory sign of what is to come |
| delete | to eliminate especially by blotting out, cutting out, or erasing |
| ludicrous | amusing or laughable through obvious absurdity, incongruity, exaggeration, or eccentricity |
| pandemonium | a wild uproar (as because of anger or excitement in a crowd of people) |
| comity | friendly social atmosphere : social harmony |