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 |
|---|---|
| dais | a raised platform (as in a hall or large room) |
| punctilious | marked by or concerned about precise accordance with the details of codes or conventions |
| contiguous | being in actual contact : touching along a boundary or at a point |
| excerpt | a passage (as from a book or musical composition) selected, performed, or copied : extract |
| olfactory | of or relating to the sense of smell |
| inclined | having inclination, disposition, or tendency |
| desultory | marked by lack of definite plan, regularity, or purpose |
| indentation | the blank space produced by indenting : indention |
| licentious | lacking legal or moral restraints |
| forte | one's strong point |